In the early morning hours of March 23, 2021, the life of Troy Gerry Frampton, a 60-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in West Valley City, Utah. What began as a get-together between friends ended in a fatal confrontation inside a motorhome parked outside the residence of his friend, Glen Hogue.
The two men had been drinking and using marijuana when an argument erupted.
According to Hogue's account to the police, Frampton became impaired and introduced a gun into the volatile situation. A struggle for the weapon ensued, during which a shot was fired into the floor of the motorhome. Hogue claimed that he managed to disarm Frampton and even unloaded the weapon, taking Frampton's keys to prevent him from driving while intoxicated or accessing other firearms he said were in his car.
However, the situation did not de-escalate. Hogue stated that Frampton became increasingly belligerent. In a fateful decision, Hogue reloaded the gun. Roughly half an hour after the initial struggle, Hogue claimed that Frampton rushed at him, prompting him to fire two shots. Frampton was struck in the face and chest, and he died inside the motorhome. It was Hogue himself who called 911 around 12:45 a.m. to report that he had shot his friend.
Glen Hogue, who was 59 at the time, was arrested and charged with the murder of his friend. Throughout the legal proceedings, he maintained that he acted in self-defense. However, prosecutors painted a different picture, arguing that Hogue was the aggressor who made a series of choices that led to the fatal outcome, including reloading the gun and pointing it at Frampton. In April 2022, a jury found Glen Hogue guilty of murder and discharge of a firearm. While the jury found him guilty, they also determined that it had not been proven that Hogue did not act in what is known as "imperfect self-defense," which allows for a lesser sentence. Consequently, the murder charge was treated as manslaughter for sentencing purposes. In June 2022, Glen Hogue was sentenced to a term of three to fifteen years in prison for the killing of Troy Frampton.
