Lori Vallowâs attorney Mark Means and special prosecutor Rob Wood met behind closed doors on Dec. 18 at the Fremont County Courthouse with Seventh District Judge Steven Boyce for a hearing on a motion to remove Wood from the Vallow case. Boyce heard arguments concerning allegations of misconduct regarding Wood.
Boyce set a second hearing for Jan. 6 at which time he will make a decision regarding the motion to remove Wood. Newly released documents reveal what happened at the closed hearing.
Means and Chad Daybellâs attorney John Prior filed a joint motion to disqualify Wood from the case.
In court documents filed Dec. 15, Means said he recently received an audio recording that proves Wood had committed âprosecutorial misconductâ in an interview Wood had with Vallowâs relatives in October in Arizona. At that time Wood met with Vallowâs sister Summer Shiflet and former sister-in-law Zulema Pastenes. Pastenes was married to Vallowâs brother, Alex Cox. Cox is believed to have been involved in the murder of Vallowâs two children. He died in December 2019 shortly after marrying Pastenes.