James Brenner Pleads Guilty to Murder of Utah Teen Dylan Rounds
Brenner's plea deal requires revealing the location of Rounds' remains, leading to reduced charges and consecutive sentencing.
- Dylan Rounds disappeared in May 2022; his remains were found in April 2024.
- Brenner's first-degree murder charge was reduced to second-degree murder in exchange for disclosing the body's location.
- The plea deal dismissed charges of desecration of human remains and an unrelated assault case.
- Brenner also pleaded guilty to two counts of firearm possession by a restricted person.
- Sentencing is scheduled for July 1, with mandatory consecutive prison terms.