Man pleads guilty to involvement in murder of Morey Pelton

RIRIE — A 61-year-old man has pleaded blameworthy to being progressive successful nan execution of a begetter of two.

Gerald Hamlin was indicted connected Feb. 8 connected 1 count of felony aiding and abetting first-degree murder, felony accessory willfully withholding knowledge of a felony from a bid officer, and felony destruction, alteration, aliases concealment of grounds successful relationship to nan decease of Morey Pelton.

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As portion of a plea agreement, Hamlin pleaded blameworthy to felony accessory willfully withholding knowledge of a felony from a bid serviceman and felony destruction, alteration, aliases concealment of evidence.

Gerald Hamlin during his first quality successful February. | Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com

In exchange, nan prosecution agreed to driblet nan complaint of felony aiding and abetting first-degree execution and will reason that Hamlin beryllium fixed a retained jurisdiction aliases “rider” astatine sentencing. They will beryllium free to reason for immoderate underlying sentence.

The plea statement is not binding, meaning nan judge does not person to work together to either party’s recommendations for sentencing.

Hamlin officially changed his pleas to blameworthy connected Tuesday and is expected to look for sentencing connected Sept. 11.

Morey Pelton | Courtesy Photo

Pelton’s father, Martin Pelton, says he wants justness for his boy and he wouldn’t wish this acquisition “on his worst enemy.”

“What do I say? It’s been 2 and a half years,” says Pelton. “My kid had 2 kids…and they conscionable killed him. I conscionable want justice.”

Morey Pelton | Courtesy Photo

Pelton says hopes for a consciousness of closure aft tribunal proceedings.

“These group drove up to nan remainder area, my boy was executed and changeable successful nan head,” says Pelton. “They didn’t extremity nan bleeding, they didn’t effort CPR, they near nan remainder area, they did not telephone 911, and past they lied astir it nan full time.”

Pelton’s assemblage was recovered connected May 13, 2022, astatine nan Lane Clark Rest Area connected U.S. Highway 26 betwixt Ririe and Swan Valley. He died of a azygous gunshot wound, according to Bonneville County Prosecutor Randy Neal

Another man, Randy Larkin, was indicted by a expansive assemblage successful 2022 and charged pinch 1 count of first-degree murder. He is successful nan Bonneville County Jail connected $1 cardinal enslaved and a assemblage proceedings is scheduled to statesman successful his lawsuit connected Nov. 12.

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Randy Larkin | Bonneville County Jail