Some husbands don't get along with their in-laws, but not many turn to kidnapping, or in this case, a phony kidnapping.
Wendy Sue and Gordon Novak were arrested after cops said they created a fake kidnapping scene to extort money from the woman's elderly mother.
Gordon Novak, 47, called Betty Hewitt on Friday and claimed her daughter was being held at gunpoint for ransom. He told the elderly woman the kidnappers wanted $425 or they would shoot Wendy Sue.
Fearing for her daughter, 76-year-old Hewitt agreed to meet with her son-in-law at a Pompano Beach McDonald's to deliver the money. She also called police, who have experience in handling kidnapping situations.
After getting the ransom payment, Novak was intercepted by police before he could get to the alleged hostage takers.
Turns out Wendy Sue Novak, 46, was at a gas station nearby waiting in a car for her husband. The couple planned to use the ransom to buy drugs, detectives said.
The Novaks are charged with grand theft and exploitation of the elderly.
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And now Hewitt has a legitimate reason to dislike her son-in-law.
