The Brief
- The attorneys for Talyn Vigil and Taylor Sherman asked a judge to separate their trials.
- Vigil and Sherman were among a group of seven who were arrested in connection with Preston Lord’s death.
- Preston was found beaten near Via Del Verde and Sossaman Road in October 2023, and died at the hospital two days later.
PHOENIX – Two of the teens accused in the beating death of 16-year-old Preston Lord were back in court on the morning of Jan. 30, as attorneys for Talyn Vigil and Taylor Sherman asked a judge to separate their trials.
The backstory:
Preston was found beaten in a residential neighborhood near the intersection of Via Del Verde and Sossaman Road on Oct. 28, 2023. He died at the hospital two days later, and the death sparked outrage, as well as demands to address teen violence in the East Valley.…