Overview

• Wanda Barzee, convicted for her role in Elizabeth Smart's 2002 abduction, was arrested on May 1 for entering Liberty Park and Sugar House Park in Salt Lake City.
• Utah law prohibits registered child sex offenders from visiting areas where children gather, including parks, which Barzee allegedly violated in April.
• Barzee admitted to police that she visited the parks to sit on benches and feed ducks, claiming she was 'commanded by the Lord.'
• Barzee was booked into Salt Lake County Metro Jail but has since been released on judicial orders as law enforcement continues monitoring her compliance.
• Elizabeth Smart, now a child safety advocate, previously warned Barzee remains a danger to vulnerable individuals and criticized her 2018 release from prison.