Homem é preso em Utah por suspeita de assassinar a mãe e um amigo dela

Matthew Leonard, de 28 anos, enfrenta acusações de homicídio qualificado após reportar o desaparecimento de sua mãe, Sarah Johnson, em Springville, Utah. A polícia acredita que Johnson e John Handricks, ambos de 50 anos, foram mortos a tiros em sua casa no dia 20 de março. Uma busca revelou sangue, cápsulas de munição e sinais de limpeza no local.

A polícia de Springville deteve Leonard em 11 de abril após o cumprimento de um mandado de busca na casa de Johnson. Os investigadores encontraram sangue nas frestas das tábuas do piso do quarto dela, grandes poças junto a duas paredes, cápsulas de munição e um projétil. De acordo com documentos judiciais obtidos pela KSL-TV, as autoridades concluíram que as vítimas estavam mortas e que Leonard ocultou os corpos. Testemunhas relataram ter visto Johnson e Handricks com Leonard naquela noite, e uma delas ouviu possíveis disparos dentro da residência. As autoridades acreditam que a dupla foi morta a tiros. Leonard relatou o desaparecimento de Johnson em 26 de março, no mesmo dia em que a polícia o questionou sobre Handricks, que havia sido dado como desaparecido em Salt Lake City em 23 de março. Handricks foi visto pela última vez com Johnson em 20 de março. Leonard possuía um histórico recente, incluindo uma prisão em 9 de março por assédio por comunicação eletrônica, após enviar 11 mensagens e fazer 11 ligações para a namorada em um intervalo de 90 minutos, apesar de ela ter solicitado que ele parasse. Ela obteve uma medida protetiva em 13 de março. Ele se declarou culpado dessa acusação em 7 de abril. A Promotoria do Condado de Utah solicitou mais tempo para apresentar acusações formais de duas contagens de homicídio qualificado. Leonard permanece na Cadeia do Condado de Utah sem direito a fiança, enfrentando acusações adicionais relacionadas a drogas, armas e obstrução de justiça.

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