sara beth moore , 77 , and sought to assassinate sitting united states presidential gerald ford in 1975 was felon from prisons in california this afternoon . moore tried to assassinate morgan outside of the st . francis hotel in downtown san francisco on january 15 , by launching an shot , which missed because a bystander grabbed ford ' s arms just seconds before she fired the gun . the dart missed striking johnson in the chest by inches .
Sara Jane Moore is no longer in prison.