Tracey Grist will be sentenced on Wednesday after jurors found her guilty of conspiring with her children to kill her son-in-law as he arrived at her American Fork home.
Tracy Grist is questioned by her attorney, Dana Facemyer, during her jury trial. She was found guilty of conspiring to murder her son-in-law, and will be sentenced on Wednesday.
Tracey Grist, 60, will be sentenced Wednesday after being found guilty of conspiring to murder her son-in-law. Grist's son, Kevin Ellis, was sentenced to 15 years to life for murder after a jury found him guilty. Her daughter, and the victim's wife, admitted to a reduced murder charge and will spend at least six years in prison.
PROVO — An American Fork woman will be sentenced on Wednesday after being found guilty of murdering and conspiring to murder her son-in-law who was shot and killed by her son moments after arriving at her home. Tracey Grist, 60, was found guilty on each of the charges against her, including murder, a first-degree felony; conspiracy to commit murder and obstruction of justice, second-degree felonies; and two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child, a third-degree felony.
Deputy Utah County attorney Adam Pomeroy argued during her trial that Grist was the "hub" and "mission control" for the conspiracy. Evidence presented at trial showed Grist's family members were tracking Restelli as he drove from his home in California to Utah to bring his wife and children home. On the evening of July 12, 2024, Grist called 911 minutes after her neighbor to report that Restelli had been shot in her home.
Ellis claimed he fired the gun in self-defense, but officers testified the knife found in Ellis' hand appeared to be placed backward, and that his wrist had been shot.at her own trial and denied that she was part of any "murder plan.
" She said she cleaned her house "because it was a disaster," not in preparation for blood spatter as her daughter's testimony implied. Addressing Kate Restelli's testimony about Grist's central role in the conspiracy, Grist's attorney Dana Facemyer said she testified to the state's narrative — a "crazy" and "ridiculous plan.
" He said Kate Restelli agreed with the state's narrative to shorten her prison sentence, not because it was true. The attorney emphasized that Kevin Ellis killed Matthew Restelli, shooting him seven times, which has not been disputed.
Fourth District Judge Roger Griffin sentenced Kathryn Restelli in September to two terms of one to 15 years in prison for a reduced charge of murder and conspiracy to commit murder, second-degree felonies, and five years to life for felony discharge of a firearm, a first-degree felony. She pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal that reduced the murder charge from a first-degree felony and agreed to testify as part of that deal at the trials for Ellis and Grist.
Ellis was found guilty of murder during his trial, but not guilty of conspiracy to commit murder. He was sentenced on March 31 to a term of 15 years to life in prison for murder, a first-degree felony; one to 15 years for obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony; and two terms of zero to five years for domestic violence in the presence of a child, a third-degree felony. The sentences were ordered to run consecutively.
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