ID - Kenneth and Kenna Guardipee, Devin and Aiken Smith, all fatally shot by neighbor, Kellogg, June 2023

[North_Idaho_Nony]

I must be blind…. What’s the agreement? What’s his sentence I mean….

Sentencing hasn’t happened & isn’t yet scheduled. All four first degree murder charges were mediated down to four second degree murder charges. Additionally, the felony burglary charge (entering the duplex to hunt down & slaughter the last two victims, including the minor child) will be dropped.

ETA: the State very quickly announced it wouldn’t be seeking the death penalty on the four first degree murder charges on 6/21/2023 (the murders were in the evening of 6/18/2023).

 

[Rosydecember]

Sentencing hasn’t happened & isn’t yet scheduled. All four first degree murder charges were mediated down to four second degree murder charges. Additionally, the felony burglary charge (entering the duplex to hunt down & slaughter the last two victims, including the minor child) will be dropped.

ETA: the State very quickly announced it wouldn’t be seeking the death penalty on the four first degree murder charges on 6/21/2023 (the murders were in the evening of 6/18/2023).

Generally when accepting an agreement, the sentencing terms are known? Or am I wrong on this?

 

[NervousNellie]

Wow. A state that doesn't even allow an insanity defense and they let this man "settle" via mediation? There is so much I need to learn about how the system works, but this does not sound like justice to me.

 

[tlcya]

I am going to need time to process this. I want to support the victims' family and if they feel this is the right move then I can't be too angry but I feel like until sentencing and we know the penalty Kaylor will face it is hard to know if this will seem satisfactory.

 

[Sjöberg]

To me, this most probably alludes that there was either background information that the victims family is not interested in making public. Oh well, I think we should respect that.

 

[MrsWatson]

Very disappointing. IMO, this was not in any way a second degree charge. Maybe the first murder, but not the other three.

So, this court is now sending the message that vigilante justice is a-okay with them.

MOO

 

[North_Idaho_Nony]

To me, this most probably alludes that there was either background information that the victims family is not interested in making public. Oh well, I think we should respect that.

Not to me — the irony isn’t lost on me that from the beginning, the victims’ surviving family members have extended infinitely more grace to the murderer (and his children) than he gave to each of his victims. Such a stark contrast!

But if your theory is accurate, then the fact that sentencing remains unaddressed could well blow up in their faces & revictimize them, based on the Mediation Settlement Agreement.

IANAL, but it’s possible a Rule 11 Plea Agreement addressing sentencing might still be forthcoming. It would then be up to the judge to accept or reject it. I’ve seen pleas rejected in Idaho, sometimes because the plea was too lenient & sometimes too harsh. Only time will tell. Deep sigh.

(edited to fix unclear plea thought)

 

[North_Idaho_Nony]

Plea entry scheduled for 3 PM today.

No sentencing recommendation included in the plea.

Paywall-free link to article originally published in the Spokesman Review:
https://www.idahostatejournal.com/n...cle_6b1073d2-9b76-11ee-b9a2-9f81ae7d61fd.html

 

[tlcya]

Notice of Hearing - change of plea

Prosecutors did not set any sentencing guidelines as part of the plea deal, and the agreement instead says that all involved parties "shall each retain the ability to argue openly at the time of sentencing for any sentence which said party deems appropriate."

The sentences for first- and second-degree murder are largely similar in Idaho, with each carrying a minimum sentence of 10 years and a maximum sentence of life without parole.
Man Who Killed Family of 4 Claiming Son Was Pedophile Gets Plea Deal

 

[arielilane]

@dugganreports

Today at 3 p.m. Majorjon Kaylor is expected to plead guilty to reduced charges of four counts of second-degree murder. He was originally charged with four counts of first-degree murder for the killings of four family members in their home.



11:09 AM · Dec 18, 2023 from Spokane, WA

 

[arielilane]

@naniigrant

TODAY: Majorjon Kaylor is expected to plead guilty to 4 counts of second-degree murder. We will be in the courtroom today and bringing you the outcome on KXLY+ @kxly4news

10:44 AM · Dec 18, 2023

You can follow along with @JordanSmithKXLY who will be in court for us today. He will be tweeting updates.


11:05 AM · Dec 18, 2023

 

[arielilane]

@JordanSmithKXLY


On our way to Wallace where Majorjon Kaylor, the man accused of murdering a family of four, is expected to plead guilty to lesser charges.It’s likely to be 4 counts of 2nd degree murder.Live updates to follow.

 

[arielilane]

@JordanSmithKXLY

Majorjon Kaylor was escorted across the street and has arrived at the courthouse.We are underway.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1736886066207211997

Majorjon Kaylor pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree murder. The burglary charge against him was dropped.


6:21 PM · Dec 18, 2023


It was an emotional courtroom; there were some tears by those in attendance as those guilty pleas were entered.Kaylor remained expressionless throughout the hearing.


6:23 PM · Dec 18, 2023


Kaylor has been exported back across the street. We’re done for today.


6:25 PM · Dec 18, 2023


*transported


6:28 PM · Dec 18, 2023

 

[NervousNellie]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1736890149806731281

Sentencing is scheduled March 25 at 1 pm.

 

[MrsWatson]

Thanks for the updates, people.

I think the plea deal is BS and I hope he gets the maximum sentence.

MOO

 

[arielilane]

@dugganreports


Replying to
@dugganreports
And lastly, Majorjon Kaylor pleads guilty to four counts of second degree murder




A 32-year-old Kellogg man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Shoshone County Court on Monday for killing a family of four.

Majorjon Kaylor admitted to murdering on June 18 Kenneth Guardipee, 65; his daughter, Kenna Guardipee, 41; and her sons, Devin R. Smith, 18, and Aiken Smith, 16 . The four lived in an apartment next to Kaylor at the time.

Man pleads guilty to lesser charges for murdering family of four in Kellogg

A 32-year-old Kellogg man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Shoshone County Court on Monday for killing a family of four.

www.spokesman.com

 

[dbcooper63]

He's a loose cannon it's not safe for him to ever be loose again <modsnip: circumventing profanity filters>

 

[MyBelle]

Thanks for the updates, people.

I think the plea deal is BS and I hope he gets the maximum sentence.

MOO

I think the Judge will give him the maximum sentence because he IS a very dangerous, guilty man.

JMO

 

[arielilane]

KELLOGG, ID. — Friends of the family Majorjon Kaylor is accused of killing back in June want people to hear their story.

According to court documents, Kaylor said he was upset that Devin Smith, the older son, had exposed himself to his young daughter and police didn't do anything about it.

4 News Now sat down with the victims' friends to share their side of the story.

...

'An amazing person': Friends remember mom killed in north Idaho quadruple murder

Updated Dec 20, 2023

 

[arielilane]

Video is 1+ minutes: "Kaylor believes that Smith exposed himself and committed a sexual act in front of his young daughters, but that was never confirmed."

Majorjon Kaylor pleads guilty in quadruple murder​

Kaylor will be sentenced on March 25, 2024.