SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Following a 2News Investigation into accusations of prosecutorial misconduct at the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office, the case at the center of it all was heard by a juvenile court judge on Wednesday.
This comes after criminal defense attorney Nathan Evershed filed multiple motions to dismiss the case against 15-year-old Emiliano, disqualify the DA’s Office from the case, and a motion for immediate release from custody.
On August 17, 2023, at Scottsdale Park in West Valley City, Emiliano was robbed at gunpoint by 24-year-old Niusami Auelua, an AP&P probation fugitive who had extremely high levels of methamphetamine in his system. Emiliano defended himself stabbing Auelua. Auelua was fleeing the park after robbing Emiliano of his backpack when he collapsed and died…