Utah father sentenced to life in prison for brutal murder of wife in front of their children
A 43-year-old father in Utah has been sentenced to life in prison after admitting to the horrific murder of his wife in front of their two young children. John Weston Erickson Jr. pleaded guilty to first-degree felony murder for stabbing and slitting the throat of his wife, Utahna Halona, in October 2020. The younger child was also injured while trying to save her mother from the brutal attack. The sentencing was handed down by Third …