Bret Michael Edmunds Arrest Warrant

This is the arrest warrant and criminal complaint filed against Bret Michael Edmunds, the Utah drifter nabbed today in connection with the disappearance of Elizabeth Smart, the 14-year-old Salt Lake City girl who has been missing since June 5. Edmunds, 26, was caught today at a Martinsburg, West Virginia hospital where he checked in yesterday following a drug overdose. Police want to question Edmunds about the Smart kidnapping since he was reportedly spotted driving near the teenager's home the day before she was abducted. The federal warrant--for unlawful flight to avoid confinement--was issued recently when investigators told a U.S. magistrate that Edmunds had fled to Hereford, Texas from Utah, where he was wanted for probation violations. But, as it turned out, the sighting of Edmunds in Texas turned out to a case of mistaken identity. (3 pages)