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Kouri Richins Trial Day 2: Deputy David Pementel — Walks Jury Through Medical Log

True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews

Tony Brueski

News, True Crime, News Commentary

4.2612 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

The Kouri Richins trial brings Deputy David Pementel, Summit Co. Sheriff's Office, to the stand in this segment.

The Kouri Richins murder trial continues in Utah as the state prosecutes the children's book author for allegedly poisoning her husband Eric Richins with fentanyl. Prosecutors allege she killed him for insurance money after secretly increasing his policy to $1.9 million. The defense maintains Eric died from accidental drug use.

True Crime Today delivers real-time trial coverage as it happens—key testimony, critical cross-examinations, and the moments that matter. No waiting for nightly recaps. Watch the case unfold live.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to continuing coverage from the trial of Corey Ridgians from the Hidden Killers podcast and true crime today.

0:08.0

Now, back to the courtroom.

0:11.0

Good morning. Go ahead and pull that mic towards you a little bit just to make sure we don't miss anything.

0:16.0

If you could state your name and spell your last name, please.

0:18.0

David Pimentel, P-I-M-E-N-T-E-L. Where do you work?

0:23.6

I work at the Summit County Sheriff's Office. How long have you worked there? Almost seven years.

0:28.6

What's your assignment at the Summit County Sheriff's Office? Currently I'm on patrol with the

0:32.9

K-9 unit. What about in 2022? What was your assignment then? That was the same assignment.

0:39.3

You were working as a patrol deputy?

0:41.3

Yes, correct.

0:42.3

Before we jump into the case at hand, I want to talk a little bit with you about the chain of command within the police, within the sheriff's office.

0:53.3

So you mentioned that you're a patrol deputy.

0:55.4

Yes. And above that, there's a patrol sergeant. Is that correct? Yes. There's a lieutenant.

1:01.4

Yes. There's a captain. Yes. And there's also an investigations division. Correct.

1:06.7

And as a patrol deputy, you went out to the scene on March 4th of 2022.

1:12.6

That's correct.

1:13.6

And that was at the 282 Willow Court home?

1:16.6

Yes.

1:17.6

What were your responsibilities that night?

1:20.6

Primarily would be scene security, but I was also tasked with starting a medical log.

1:28.7

What's a medical log?

1:30.2

It's basically a log of any medication that the decedent would have in their possession.

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