Statement from Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill on the Guilty Pleading of Ayoola Ajayi

Today Ayoola Ajayi entered a plea of guilty for Aggravated Murder, and Desecration of a Human Body surrounding the tragic death of Mackenzie Lueck. Ayoola Ajayi also pled guilty to Forcible Sex Abuse in a separate case. Part of the Plea Agreement is that Ayoola Ajayi will spend his life in prison without the possibility of parole.

 

I want to thank the prosecutors, investigators, and police officers that helped resolve this matter.  The entry of the pleas today starts the process of bringing some closure and a measure of justice to the Lueck family.

 

We spoke with the parents of Mackenzie, Greg and Dianne. At this time the family requests that the media please respect their privacy and refrain from contacting them.

 

Sentencing for Ayoola Ajayi will happen on October 23, 2020.