Man pleads guilty in connection to 2022 rest area killing
Curtis Jackson
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – A man connected to a 2022 killing at a rest area east of Ririe has admitted his role in the case.
William Burton pleaded guilty Thursday in Bonneville County Courtroom to being an accessory to second-degree murder. The plea marks the latest development in a case tied to the death of Morey Pelton.
Pelton was found dead on May 13, 2022, at the Clark Hill Rest Area along Highway 26. Investigators say Burton was with Randy Larkin on the night Pelton was killed. Gerald Hamlin was also in the vehicle at the time.
According to court records, Burton was not charged until after Larkin and Hamlin were sentenced in connection with the killing last year.
Burton is scheduled to be sentenced on August 10.