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Louis Darrell Kinyon was an LDS member living in Provo, Utah. Kinyon was caught with pornographic material on his computer at work and was suspended. During a meeting to discuss his suspension Kinyon flew into a rage and left work to drive home. Returned back to work with a hand gun and 30 rounds of ammunition. He returned to work shot his supervisor dead, then shot himself in the head. An unsuccessful suicide. Kinyon was charged with aggravated murder and was sentenced to life in prison.
Kinyon made a plea deal where the sex crime charge was dropped to avoid the possibility of the death penalty.
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4TH DISTRICT COURT – PROVO
UTAH COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH
STATE OF UTAH vs. DARRELL KINYON
CASE NUMBER 041400934 State Felony
CHARGES
Charge 1 – 76-5-202 – AGGRAVATED MURDER – Capital
Offense Date: February 02, 2004
Plea: May 10, 2005 Guilty
Disposition: May 10, 2005 Guilty
Charge 2 – 76-5A-3 – SEX EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR – 3rd Degree Felony
Offense Date: February 02, 2004
Disposition: May 10, 2005 Dismissed (w/o prej)
Charge 3 – 76-5-103 – AGGRAVATED ASSAULT – 3rd Degree Felony
Offense Date: February 02, 2004
Disposition: May 10, 2005 Dismissed (w/o prej
SENTENCE PRISON
Based on the defendant’s conviction of AGGRAVATED MURDER a Capital, the defendant is sentenced to life in prison without parole.
COMMITMENT is to begin immediately. The court will accept payment tendered on the date of sentencing for any amount the defendant owes arising from this order. The court hereby transfers responsibility for collection of any remaining balance of the criminal accounts receivable to the Office of State Debt Collection.
To the UTAH County Sheriff: The defendant is remanded to your custody for transportation to the Utah State Prison where the defendant will be confined.
Defendant appears in custody of the Utah County Sheriff.
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Kinyon gets life in prison, no parole
Publisher: Deseret News
Date: 20 May 2005
Archive.org
Source type: News articleLast week, Kinyon entered a guilty plea to first-degree aggravated murder. In exchange, the state dropped charges of aggravated assault and sex exploitation of a minor.
Had Kinyon not accepted the plea offer, Davis could have sentenced him to die.
The sex charge was related to pornographic material found on Kinyon's computer at work. When it was discovered, Kinyon's supervisors at the Provo River Water Users Association suspended him.
During a meeting to discuss the suspension on Feb. 2, 2004, Kinyon flew into a rage. He went home, where he retrieved a handgun and more than 30 rounds of ammunition.
When he returned to the office, he was met at the door by Griffith, 36, and one other supervisor. He shot Griffith in the shoulder and then chased him and other co-workers out of the building. At one point, he aimed the gun at another employee and attempted to fire, but the gun jammed.
Once outside, Kinyon shot Griffith in the neck, killing him. He then returned to the building and shot himself in the head.
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view all information sources Man Gets Life For Work Place Murder
Publisher: The Daily Herald
Date: 20 May 2005
Archive.org
Source type: News article
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