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March 08 - 15, 2003
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Two Charged in
Elizabeth Smart
Abduction
By REBECCA BOONE,
Associated Press Writer
SALT LAKE CITY - Self-
proclaimed prophet Brian
Mitchell and his wife were
charged with aggravated kid-
napping, and sexual assault
Tuesday in the abduction of
Elizabeth Smart, the teenager
taken from her home last sum-
mer.
Mitchell, a drifter whose writ-
ings promoting polygamy had
raised questions about whether
Elizabeth was sexually abused
during her nine-month ordeal,
has told his attorney that he
considers Elizabeth his wife and
wants her to be rena-med
"Remnant Who Will Return."
Attorney Larry Long said
Mitchell " whom he referred
to as "the perpetrator" " con-
siders the girl's nine-month dis-
appearance a "call from God,"
not a kidnapping.
District Attorney David
Yocom's office asked reporters
to refrain from asking questions
about the sexual assault counts
"for reasons that should be ob- -
vious." ;
Mitchell and his wife, Wanda
Barzee, also were charged with
burglary. They each face a sin-
gle count on-each charge, for a
total of six counts. They were
scheduled to be arraigned
Wednesday morning and a trial
is expected this summer.
Mitchell, 49, and Barzee, 57,
and Elizabeth were found
Wednesday in Sandy, a Salt
Lake City suburb.
Elizabeth was abducted from
her bedroom at knifepoint on
June 5.
The charging documents allege
Thief forgets phone at
crime scene
By Wayne Loewe, Court TV
CANONSBURG, Pa. (Court
TV) " A 22-year-old man was
arrested after he left his cell
phone behind at the scene of a
soe robbery.
ce Triplett was charg
with robbing a Sunoco station
on March 4. He was jailed on
robbery, theft, conspiracy and
other ¢ .
Police said Triplett was with
another man + whose name was
not released - when the other
man pointed a gun at the clerk,
|
In The News
Mitchell entered the Smart
home after using a knife to cut
a window screen.
The teen, dressed in pajamas,
was forced at knifepoint to walk
four miles up a mountain trail
behind the home to a concealed
campsite.
Mitchell threatened to harm or
kill the Smart family if she re-
sisted, prosecutors said.
"She was under the threat of
death," Yocom said. Prosecutors
say that when they reached the
campsite, Barzee tried to re-
move Elizabeth's pajamas.
When the girl resisted, Barzee
threatened to have Mitchell
forcibly do it. Elizabeth com-
plied and Mitchell attempted to
sexually assault her, with
Barzee's help, the documents
say.
The couple held Elizabeth
against her will at the campsite
until Oct. 8 with little or no
shelter, plumbing, water or
food, prosecutors said.
In October, Mitchell and Barzee
took Smart to California where
they stayed until March 5, the
state alleges.
Assistant U.S. Attorney David
Schwendiman said federal
charges would come oonly if
and when it is n bd
Prosecutors said Mitchell and
Barzee also attempted to kidnap "
Elizabeth's cousin on July 24. A
window was cut with a sharp
instrument and the child inside
told police that she saw some-
thing come through the win-
dow. The attempt was foiled
when the family stirred and
called police.
The maximum sentence for
conviction on both the kidnap-
ping and sexual assault charges
is life in prison.
Mitchell, an excommunicated
Mormon, wrote a rambling
who handed over money from
the cash register and his wallet.
Police said they found a cell
phone at the scene and traced it
to Triplett
Man walks into bar, kills
computer
Lafayette, Colo, have ar-
a man who shot his lap-
top inside the bar he owned "
scaring customers " then hung
it on the wall like a trophy.
Mistaken 911 call leads
lice to pot plants
ay I pot pla
. Ag Loewe, Court TV
SPRINGS, Calif. (Court
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manifesto last year espousing
the virtues of polygamy. The
Mormon.church has long dis-
tanced itself from polygamy and
excommunicates those who
practice it. | |
Before Tuesday's charges, no
details had been released about
any abuse Elizabeth might have
suffered while captive. She had
been interviewed several times
by police but her parents had
not asked her for details, family
spokesman Chris Thomas sal.
Thomas has denied speculatio
the girl could be pregkant- "
"Unequivocally, she is Aot prgf
nant and was never wal '
"She has been thorQugh 4
amined and tested, � Thome
said Saturday,
Family members have said fre-
tedly that Elizabeth waé
ainwashed during the nine
months, and that her loss of
free will prevented her from es-
caping despite several opporty \
nities to do so.
The family had called Sdn
cutors to make sure th
traumatize the girl during q
tioning and involve Eliza
only as much as they need to - " oA\
for a successful prosecution, ©
Thomas said.
"They have expressed their con-
cerns for Elizabeth's well-being,
and will hold the D.A.'s office
accountable for any actions that
might victimize her a second
time," Thomas said.
Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky
Anderson said Monday he
would name an independent
commission to examine police
handling.
Investigators were criticized for
concentrating on potential sus-
pect Richard Ricci even after
lizabeth's younger sister told
authorities in October that
Mitchell could be the man that
took her sister.
TV) " Police found 76 mari-
Juana plants inside a house af-
ter a woman who was visitin
mistakenly called 911 instead of
411. When she hung up, a po-
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lice dispatcher called the num- . i, .
per right back, and someone Whether the day is beginning or drawing to a close, our story is the same.
ung up again, according to We're there with the sewer you aeed. The end.
Palm Springs police department hale
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sophisticated lighting. Officers a
also found three handguns and ~
March 08 - 15, 2003
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| School dedicates portrait of namesake
by T. Scott Batchelor * - |
The Daily Reflector
In the past 36 years, thousands of students have passed
hung inside to commemorate her contribution.
Bom in Raleigh and rear
|| She retired in 1963:and headed back to High Point.
Saulter's friends and former students to flesh out
Memorial Hospital.
Gorham, which Maye gave T to Pitt County
and enlisted his aid in making the portrait a reality. - "
Saulter's legacy here very proud."
_4f students misbehaved. "She inspired; she encouraged,"
oby leaders such as Saulter.
Ann Davis, whose church, Jarvis Memorial United
excellent role model."
Saulter," Dixon said to the children assembled for the unveil
known her. Schools superintendent Michael Priddy encouraged the
: | through the doors of Sadie Saulter Elementary
School, named after the late educator whose memory resonates there. Though big, block letters spelled
_ Out her name on the Fleming Street institution's brick facade, no portrait, no photograph, no painting
oIt's like a dream that has come true," Principal Isabelle Wicker said duri
Longtime educator, cornmunity activist and church leader Beatrice Maye
and found out Saulter's image was missing from the walls.
oWhen we found out there was no picture here, my mind wondered, what can I do to see there's a
picture of Sadie Saulter in the school?" It took her a year to locate a photograph, one dug up by Lucille
school board member Michael Dixon
You all should be proud of the legacy of Mrs.
ing. "We know you'll go on to make Mrs.
That changed Monday morning with the unveiling of a likeness of Saulter painted by Farmville artist
B| Re omas."Cool!" exclaimed one student sitting cross-legged on. the cafeteria floor when the
}| black drape was lifted from the portrait. Others exhaled an excited "oooh!"
a matronly woman yvearing a pink dress and grasping a chronicle of Pitt
| in High Point, Saulter came to what was th
Street School in 1924 as a teacher. She was promoted to principal in 1942,.a position she held until
~ Working from a faded, black-and-white photograph dug up by one of Saulter's friends from a cache of
snapshots squirreled away in the attic, Thomas conjured the colorful portrait in acrylic. She met with | .
i the woman, to help them understand who she was
| and what she meant to the students and the community as a teacher, principal and friend."My job was
to get them all to fit together in one picture," she said of the recollections. A professional artist for 30
years, Thomas said her challenge with Saulter's portrait was "to
would love." She chose bright colors to appeal to the pre-kindergart
attending the school; shades of blue and yellow - the school colors -
Saulter's visage took about a month to complete, the $700 bill picked u
donation from the University Health Systems of Eastem North Carolin
I .
try to make it something children
en through fifth-grade students
appear in the background,
p by the.school PTA and a
a, which owns Pitt County
That legacy was commemorated on Sept. 17,1967, when the Fleming Street School was renamed in
her honor. Close friends of Saulter fondly remembered the traits that made the woman a community
- pillar and exceptional educator. "Mrs. Saulter probably didn't realize the impact her life had on people," |
|| Betty Boyd said. oIt was through her love and generosity that children in attending Fleming Street
| |..School have benefitted." The firm but compassionate teacher and principal "understood her students T
| problems and their needs; She helped because she wanted to help."
Ella Harris, vice principal at J.H. Rose High School, came under Saulter Ts tutelage in the 1950's, She | ©
recalled Saulter Ts pocketed sweaters, lace-up shoes and switches, which the woman didn't mind using
Harris said. "We are so much better for having
students to follow the example set
"The reason you remember their names is because those people worked hard," Priddy said. The goal }
in life "is to have other people lift your name up because you can be counted on to help other people."
Methodist, "adopted" the school, providing
after-school programs and other assistance to students, attended the ceremony.
"It's beautiful," she said of Saulter's Portrait. "She's a good example for (the children). She's an
T. Scott Batchelor can be contacted at sbhatchelor@coxnews.com
ng the unveiling ceremony.
when Saulter was revealed,
County history. .
en the segregated Flemin
said she visited the school
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