Utah mom shot missing National Guard husband in his sleep, suggested lover ‘take it to the grave’: police

A Utah ma allegedly shot her missing hubby to death successful their furniture successful September and tried to screen up the evidence, according to Cottonwood Heights police.

Salt Lake County authorities person charged Jennifer Gledhill with first-degree murder, 5 counts of obstruction of justice, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, maltreatment of a quality assemblage and tampering with a witness.

A Salt Lake County justice besides ordered Gledhill beryllium held without bail aft prosecutors alleged successful tribunal documents obtained by Fox News Digital that she was "very calculating successful her crimes successful that she arranged for the children to enactment with her parents during the evening Matthew was killed."

Gledhill’s husband, Matthew Johnson, was initially considered missing for days erstwhile a subordinate of the Utah National Guard contacted the Cottonwood Heights Police Department connected Sept. 25 asking for a wellness cheque connected Johnson, stating helium had not travel into work, "which was precise unusual," a probable origin affidavit states.

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Matthew Johnson's friends and household past heard from him connected Sept. 21, though helium is present presumed dead. (Cottonwood Heights PD)

On Sept. 28, Gledhill reported her hubby missing to police, saying she had not heard from him since Sept. 20. She besides claimed "Matthew told her that helium was going to beryllium gone for a week and not to telephone him." She seemed "distracted and astatine times nervous" during the call, according to the tribunal documents.

An informant past came guardant to constabulary with accusation astir Gledhill, saying helium was having an extramarital matter with her. The informant told Cottonwood Heights police that connected Sunday, Sept. 22, Gledhill came implicit to his location and told him that she was "likely going distant for a agelong time."

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She seemingly told the informant that she and Johnson had gotten successful a combat connected Sept. 20 "because helium knew she had been sleeping with idiosyncratic else," and allegedly went connected to admit to the informant that connected the evening of Sept. 21, she changeable her hubby successful the caput with his 9 mm Glock "as helium slept successful their shared bed."

She further told the informant "that she loaded Matthew’s assemblage into a rooftop retention container, slid him down the stairs by herself, and loaded him into the backmost of her minivan."

Gledhill said she transported Johnson’s assemblage "north, dug a hole, and buried him successful a shallow grave," tribunal documents state.

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Jennifer Gledhill seemingly told her person that she changeable her hubby successful the head, according to police. (FOX 13 Salt Lake City)

Johnson’s assemblage has yet to beryllium recovered, though detectives recovered his motortruck located 0.3 miles from his location with his cellphone wrong the vehicle.

In substance and WhatsApp messages, Gledhill allegedly told the informant that if she were told a communicative similar the 1 she told him, "she would instrumentality it to the grave," the probable origin affidavit says.

"I washed everything & vacuumed & its not an contented anymore."

A neighbour told constabulary that connected Sept. 24, she saw Gledhill’s parents wrong the location "cleaning" the store and "moving things around." 

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While serving a hunt warrant astatine Gledhill’s residence, detectives noticed that the mattress successful the maestro chamber "appeared to beryllium marque new."

Gledhill allegedly told the informant "that she loaded Matthew’s assemblage into a rooftop retention container, slid him down the stairs by herself, and loaded him into the backmost of her minivan." Gledhill said she transported Johnson’s assemblage "north, dug a hole, and buried him successful a shallow grave," tribunal documents state. (FOX 13 Salt Lake City)

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"Additionally, the full partition down the maestro furniture appeared to person caller hitch marks from cleaning. Several reddish-brown spots were located connected the walls, furniture frame, and blinds of the maestro bedroom. Detectives noted that the partition down the maestro furniture was covered successful bleach," tribunal documents states.

Investigators besides noted "a beardown odor of chlorine successful the basement" and bleach stains connected "several stairs" with achromatic carpeting.

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During a hunt of the suspect’s vehicle, detectives located bags of what appeared to beryllium drugs that were packaged "for idiosyncratic sale" and astir $200 successful cash.

Police besides served a hunt warrant astatine Gledhill's parents’ home, wherever they located a tote container by the country she would slumber successful containing "a Glock 19X weapon container (green/tan successful color) with 1 of the handles broken," which was "wrapped successful a child’s onesie."

Jennifer Gledhill had previously, and unsuccessfully, tried to get a restraining bid against Matthew Johnson. (FOX 13 Salt Lake City)

Gledhill’s cellphone records amusement that "at nary point" aft Sept. 21, erstwhile her hubby past communicated with friends and family, "did she ever effort to contact" Johnson, prosecutors said.

Gledhill’s parent told detectives she went to her daughter’s location connected Sept. 24 and admitted to purchasing a caller mattress from Amazon astatine Gledhill’s request. 

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When constabulary asked the suspect’s begetter if helium entered the maestro bedroom, helium responded, "I did not spell successful wherever the incidental happened."

Gledhill antecedently made "unsuccessful attempts to unafraid a protective bid against Matthew during the people of their matrimony and was recovered by the Court to beryllium an instigator and 1 to goad Matthew into a effect successful bid to get him successful trouble," according to records obtained by prosecutors. 

"The grounds is important that suspect obstructed the probe by removing the mattress she admitted to Informant that she changeable Matthew connected portion helium was sleeping and replaced days aboriginal with a caller mattress," prosecutors said.

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Investigators person collected samples of carpet that tested affirmative for quality humor spatter and are awaiting the results of DNA testing. Fox News Digital has reached retired to Gledhill's attorney's office.

"Our hearts spell retired to the loved ones of Mr. Matthew Johnson, not lone a begetter and lad but a subordinate of the Utah National Guard. Our bureau volition proceed to enactment intimately with investigators arsenic we question justness for Mr. Johnson," Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said successful an Oct. 15 statement. "We admit Cottonwood Heights Police Department detectives moving with our prosecutors arsenic they worked to cod the grounds indispensable to record these charges. All persons accused of wrongdoing are presumed guiltless unless and until proven blameworthy successful a tribunal of law."