Matt Frank Hoover, who is accused killing Provo police officer Joseph Shinners on Jan. 5, 2019, no longer faces the death penalty. Utah County prosecutors downgraded the charge from a capital offense to a first-degree felony during a preliminary hearing.
Preliminary hearing testimony was heard for Matt Hoover, who is accused of killing Provo police officer Joseph Shinners three years ago. The prosecutors altered the charges against him, downgrading a capital charge to a first-degree felony.