SALT LAKE CITY (Scripps News Salt Lake City) — A Utah woman accused of killing her husband as he slept in their home in 2024 appeared in court Thursday for a brief hearing to set future dates in her case.

Immediately after she walked into the courtroom, Jennifer Gledhill looked toward the gallery and said hello to someone. She then stood next to her lawyer for the short, 3-minute hearing before being escorted out.

Prosecutors and Gledhill’s defense team agreed to return to court on January 29 for a pre-trial conference.

Jennifer Gledhill appears in court for a hearing on Dec. 4, 2025. (Court TV)

Gledhill was charged last year with murder and obstruction of justice in the 2024 death of her husband, Matthew Johnson, weeks after he failed to show up for work as a member of the Utah Nati

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