(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah County Attorney David Leavitt held a press conference in Provo on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, where he alleged Sheriff Mike Smith had dredged up an old, unverified witness statement that accused Leavitt and 14 others of “cannibalizing young children” and participating in a “ritualistic” sex ring. Now, the prosecutions against the only two people charged in connection to the sheriff's investigation are in limbo — after a judge questioned whether Utah County officials have mishandled the startling witness statement and raised the issue of “political tie-ins.”