Following a grievous incident that has lingered in the hearts of the Eagle Mountain community, a jury has delivered its verdict: Kent Cody Barlow, implicated in the deaths of two toddlers, has been found guilty of murder. The decision, as revealed by the Utah County Sheriff's Office, came nearly three years after the day when Odin Ratliff and Hunter Jackson met their untimely demise while playing in a horse corral at Cedar Valley Stables.
The somber details of the case, including Barlow's excessive speed of 122 MPH before the crash, were laid bare during the trial, portraying a scene of sudden devastation. The weight of this tragedy stretched far, tugging not only at the heartstrings of the affected families but also casting a long shadow over the broader Eagle Mountain community and those in the line of law enforcement charged with piecing together the fragments of that fateful day, and they worked tirelessly to do so, almost every division of our agency and others were involved in the effort to solve this case.
The Utah County Sheriff's Office expressed a deep-seated pride in the "monumental effort" undertaken by their teams, where concerted efforts in on-scene investigations, interviews, and forensic exams aimed at one singular goal: to see justice rendered before a jury. "We are proud of the monumental effort that went into this case, done by nearly every division of our agency and others," the Utah County Sheriff's Office stated, acknowledging the comprehensive dedication to solving this case.
