Parents of Cottonwood Heights woman accused of killing her husband arrested

COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah – The parents of Jennifer Gledhill, the Cottonwood Heights woman accused of killing her husband in his sleep, have been arrested for allegedly helping their daughter cover up the murder.

Rosalie and Thomas Gledhill face multiple first-degree felony counts of obstruction of justice in connection with the death of Matthew Johnson.

Gledhill's parents are accused of helping Jennifer clean up the house where she allegedly shot Johnson in the head on Sept. 21 or 22. Jennifer Gledhill was arrested on October 2 after a man she was having an affair with told police that he admitted to killing Johnson, who was serving in the Utah National Guard.

A neighbor told police that she saw Gledhill's parents cleaning the house late into the night on September 24, although Rosalie claimed they had only been there an hour. Gledhill's mother said she purchased a mattress from Amazon at her daughter's request.

An ongoing investigation into Johnson's death has found the new mattress at the Cottonwood Heights home where he was shot. Police have not found the mattress that was previously in the house or Johnson's body.

The following court video shows Jennifer Gledhill's first appearance on Monday:

Full court appearance of Jennifer Gledhill

According to arrest documents, neither of Gledhill's parents cooperated with the police investigation or search for the body.

When investigators served a search warrant at Gledhill's parents' home, they found a plastic bag containing a Glock 19x gun case wrapped in a child's onesie. The prosecutor's office said the gun container matched. the gun model that Gledhill had shown to the man who informed the police.

Jennifer Gledhill appeared in court for the first time earlier this week and was ordered not to have contact with her three children.