Man sentenced to prison for murder of Dylan Rounds

BRIGHAM CITY, Utah —- A 60-year-old man pinch a convulsive criminal history spanning forty years was sentenced Monday for nan execution of 19-year-old Dylan Rounds.

District Judge Brandon Maynard sentenced Brenner to a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 30 years successful prison. Brenner received a consecutive condemnation of 1 to 15 years for second-degree execution and 2 concurrent sentences of 2 to 15 years for possession of a firearm by a restricted person.

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Maynard stated he would urge to nan parole committee that they “keep (Brenner) for arsenic agelong arsenic they legally can.”

James Brenner admitted to nan execution of Rounds aft starring rule enforcement officers to his funeral tract arsenic portion of a plea statement successful May.

As portion of that agreement, Brenner pleaded blameworthy to second-degree execution and 2 counts of possession of a firearm by a restricted person. All different charges were dismissed.

Dylan Rounds | Courtesy photo

Rounds vanished from his workplace successful nan godforsaken municipality of Lucin, Utah, complete Memorial Day play successful 2022. The erstwhile Rigby autochthonal said pinch his grandma connected nan telephone earlier he vanished, and he was ne'er heard from again. His family spent nan past 2 years searching for answers.

Brenner’s defense attorney, Gregory Ferbrache, told nan tribunal Brenner had asked him not to opportunity overmuch during nan sentencing but reminded nan tribunal of nan plea agreement, which stated Brenner would person a minimum of 3 to 30 years pinch a request that Brenner showed rule enforcement Rounds’ funeral site, which he did successful early April.

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“It was thing that my customer had asked maine astir from almost nan first time that I was brought into this case,” said Ferbrache. “One of nan issues that was continually brought up was that my customer did want to bring Dylan home.”

When Maynard asked Brenner if he wanted to make a statement, Brenner declined. At 1 point, nan authorities asked Maynard to require Brenner to move astir and look nan gallery, packed afloat of Rounds’ family and friends.

James Brenner

Brenner’s lawyer asked Maynard if it was a petition aliases an order. Maynard explained it was only a request, and Brenner declined to look astatine nan gallery.

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Rounds’ father, Justin Rounds, said successful court, detailing nan consequences of Brenner’s actions and pointing retired that Brenner continues to show nary remorse.

“I conscionable want you to cognize what you took away. Not conscionable from me, aliases his mom, aliases his relative and sister. You took distant personification who was consenting to beryllium progressive successful nine and lend to society. As acold arsenic I tin show successful your full entire life, you’ve ne'er contributed to society,” said Rounds. “You don’t person nan balls to look anyone successful nan eye. Turn astir and look astatine these different group you’ve affected.”

Maynard past said earlier pronouncing nan sentence, seemingly insinuating he wished he could condemnation Brenner to a harsher reward than what was agreed to successful nan plea agreement.

“This is nary a due ending for personification for illustration (Dylan),” said Maynard. “I wish I could do thing more. I understand erstwhile this plea was offered and was taken it was pinch nan consent of nan family successful an effort to bring closure. So location is thing much I tin do past what has been agreed upon.”