SALT LAKE CITY—A woman convicted of helping a former street preacher kidnap Elizabeth Smart in 2002 will be freed from prison more than five years earlier than expected, a surprise decision that Smart called “incomprehensible” on Tuesday. Elizabeth Smart was found while walking with Wanda Barzee and Brian David Mitchell on a street in the suburb of Sandy, Utah. ( Rick Bowmer / The Associated Press )Barzee pleaded guilty to kidnapping Smart and helping keep her captive for nine months before then-teenager was found and rescued. Smart, now 30, said in a statement she was “surprised and disappointed” to learn that Barzee will be freed next week. At that June hearing, the board said Barzee had refused to take a psychological exam.

Source: thestar September 12, 2018 01:07 UTC