Lawyers for Preston Lord murder suspect Talyn Vigil seek dismissal of charges

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Defense attorneys in the high-profile murder case of Preston Lord are trying to convince a judge that prosecutors have wrongly accused Talyn Vigil, one of six remaining teens facing first-degree murder charges.

This is the latest development in the beating death of Lord, who was only 15 years old when he was brutally attacked outside a Queen Creek party in 2023. Lord died in the hospital days later.

Vigil’s attorneys presented evidence and testimony on Friday meant to muddy the prosecutor’s case by raising the question of whether Vigil was even at the murder scene at all…

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