Sheriff, ex-sheriff charged with obstructing justice tied to Kouri Richins case: Docs

Kouri Richins was convicted of fatally poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, with fentanyl in March. The former Summit County sheriff and the current sheriff of adjacent Wasatch County have been charged with obstructing justice in the Kouri Richins murder case, according to recently unsealed indictments. Jared Rigby, the sheriff of Wasatch County, faces one count of obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony, and one count of making a false statement, a misdemeanor.

David Edmunds, who served as Summit County sheriff from 2003 to 2014, is charged with one count of obstruction of justice, a third-degree felony. Both men have pleaded not guilty. The indictments allege that they provided false information with intent to hinder either a prosecution or investigation. The charges stem from an anonymous letter postmarked January 2026, though the contents and source of the letter are unclear. The indictments were unsealed last month with significant redactions.