92 year old man from Idaho travels to Utah with intent to kill family members

ABC4 TV news (Utah) ^ | Sep 30, 2025 | Sorina Trauntvein

[Peter ODonnell]

A sad story with a fortunate ending, and a warning to us all, don't cross the elders in your family circle.

(Layton is a northwest suburb of SLC and south of Ogden)

[Peter ODonnell]

By the way, the paragraph about an Arizona man yada yada is one of those other story inserts that has a different typeface on-line so it looks like it’s part of the story I copied into the thread. It’s a different deal. This is what Idaho man was doing. No word on Florida man, I believe he is near the bottom of the table nowadays.

[ClearCase_guy]

Life in prison seems likely.

[DesertRhino]

You know, he might have a point. Nothing is more unseemly than young relatives sharpshooting elderly family members out of money in various schemes.
Entitled little pricks just can’t wait.

Too bad he didn’t splurge on a better phone.

[shelterguy]

“””Life in prison seems likely.”””

So....two weeks??????

[TheDon]

Very sad indeed.

[Peter ODonnell]

I guess retaining legal counsel might have been my choice but then I am not 92 (closing in on 77).

[Telepathic Intruder]

He had his whole future ahead of him.

[Dr. Franklin]

Sounds like at 92 he lost his filter. Expect his lawyer to argue some kind of diminished mental capacity, if not insanity.

[crusty old prospector]

TMI.

[Segovia]

Well, if the President of the United States cannot be prosecuted due to diminished capacity, this ol coot has it made in the shade. Seriously, were I in his shoes, I’d likely do exactly the same, but with better planning.

[Segovia]

Well, if the President of the United States cannot be prosecuted due to diminished capacity, this ol coot has it made in the shade. Seriously, were I in his shoes, I’d likely do exactly the same, but with better planning.

[Ezekiel]

Nevills also allegedly told investigators that he planned to go to his nephew’s residence, kill him and his wife when they opened the door, place the gun on the ground, call 911, and wait for police to arrive.

When seconds *don't* count is secret of success for dialing 9-1-1.

[Tired of Taxes]

"his wife was supposed to inherit her sister’s estate. However, Nevills’ nephew was able to get the will changed"

Is the nephew the son of Nevills's wife's sister? If so, then he's entitled to the inheritance from his mother, unless there was a falling out.

P.S. (A search for Nevills brought up his voter registration. He is a Democrat.)

[Ezekiel]

Christmas will be awkward.

[Dr. Franklin]

Well, if the President of the United States cannot be prosecuted due to diminished capacity, this ol coot has it made in the shade. Seriously, were I in his shoes, I’d likely do exactly the same, but with better planning.

This guy was too senile to find his nephew's house. So, he chatted up the police and told them he planned to kill him and his wife. He belongs in an old age home, not a jail.

[Vermont Lt]

When your financial future depends on someone else giving you money…that is a bad plan.

[No name given]

Very.

[No name given]

Indeed.