Published at 4:45 PM, January 29, 2025
and last upgraded 11:38 AM, January 29, 2025
PROVO, Utah (Court Television)– The trial of a guy implicated of fatally shooting his brother-in-law was postponed as his lawyer, Scott Williams, has actually withdrawn due to a dispute of interest.
Kevin Stanley Ellis, who notified the court of his monetary troubles, consisting of having less than $100 in the bank and owning no lorry or home, was approved representation by the Utah Public Defender’s Office up until dispute counsel might be selected.
Kevin Ellis appears by means of from another location from the Utah County Jail for a Jan. 29 2024 hearing. (Court Television)
The Utah Public Defender’s Office is presently representing 2 co-defendants in the event: Ellis’s sis, Kathryn Restelli, and their mom, Tracey Grist. The general public protector showed they are close to protecting dispute counsel for Grist while they will continue to represent Restelli.
Ellis is dealing with a number of charges, consisting of murder and ownership of an illegal drug, for shooting Matthew Restelli 7 times at a home in American Fork, Utah, on July 12, 2024. Ellis has actually declared he acted in self-defense to safeguard himself, his sibling, and his mom, all of whom remained in your house at the time of the shooting.
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Digital proof provided in court recommends a plot including Kathryn Restelli and Tracey Grist, with text and search histories suggesting conversations about Kathryn’s desire to leave her marital relationship and prepares to tempt Matthew to Utah. Detectives discovered an audio recording on Grist’s phone of Kathryn talking to a divorce lawyer, asking how she might lawfully decline to take her kids back to California and leave their dad. She preserved she was suffering spoken abuse however stated Matthew had never ever physically injure her or the kids.
The court is set up to reconvene next week to settle the consultation of dispute counsel for both Ellis and Grist, guaranteeing their right to sufficient representation is preserved.
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