Fugitive held in Phila. to return to New York

A woman accused of shooting a commune leader and then fleeing to Philadelphia was ordered back to New York yesterday to face an attempted-murder charge.

Rebekah Johnson, 44, was arrested June 18 as she got off the Market-Frankford El in West Philadelphia. She is charged with shooting Jeff Gross, who helped found the Staten Island-based Ganas community.

Johnson, described as a disgruntled former member of the group, is accused of shooting Gross five times in his chest and one arm on May 29, 2006, after ambushing him outside his home. He survived. Johnson did not fight extradition, and Common Pleas Court Judge Susan Schulman ordered her to return to New York.- AP