Who is Summit County prosecutor Brad Bloodworth? Kouri Richins

Brad Bloodworth Biography

Brad Bloodworth is an American attorney and chief prosecutor with the Summit County Attorney’s Office. A member of the office since 2022, Brad was named the new Summit County Chief Prosecutor following the retirement of Patricia Cassell, who retired in February 2024 and whom the Summit County Council honored with a proclamation Feb. 28.

According to a press release from the Utah Attorney’s Office, Bloodworth has tried complex criminal cases for over 23 years with experience in prosecuting murder, rape, aggravated assault, gang activity, drug trafficking and other serious offenses.

Bloodworth began his legal career with the U.S. Army JAG Corps, where he prosecuted combat soldiers for crimes under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. He has also served as a defense attorney in the JAG Corps, representing senior officers in criminal proceedings and congressional investigations.

Bloodworth has also served as a prosecutor for the Maryland county he grew up in, working as part of a task force to investigate and prosecute armed and violent repeat offenders, principally gang members. He has also litigated post-conviction petitions and other collateral attacks. In addition, Bloodworth has taught moot court at the state and local police academy.

Bloodworth holds engineering degrees from the United States Military Academy at West Point and Johns Hopkins University, as well as a law degree from the University of Baltimore.

Bloodworth and his wife have two children. The family lives in Park City, Utah, and enjoy skiing, cycling, and hiking with their dogs.

Kouri Richins Trial

Summit County Chief Prosecutor Brad Bloodworth took the helm at a time when the attorney’s office is prosecuting a high-profile murder case against Kamas mom and realtor Kouri Richins. The case has garnered national and international press attention.

On the first day of her trial at the Summit County Courthouse in Park City, Utah, on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, Bloodworth told jurors that Richins was $4.5 million in debt and wrongly believed that if her husband died she would inherit his estate worth more than $4 million. Prosecutors have argued she was planning a future with another man she was seeing on the side.

“The evidence will prove that Kouri Richins murdered Eric for his money and to get a fresh start at life,” Bloodworth said. “More than anything, she wanted his money to perpetuate her facade of privilege, affluence and success.”

Bloodworth showed the jury text messages between Kouri Richins and Robert Josh Grossman, the man with whom she was allegedly having an affair. She had texted Grossman about her dream of leaving her husband, gaining millions in the divorce and one day marrying Grossman.

Bloodworth also showed Richins’ internet search history, which included “luxury prisons for the rich America” and “Can cops force you to do a lie detector test?”