Salt Lake Tribune · Sep 1, 2018
Inmate who killed Utah trooper during 1993 chase will be released from prison
(Steve Griffin | Pool photo) Jason Scott Pearson becomes emotional during his parole hearing at the Utah State Prison in Draper on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. Pearson was 18 when he shot and killed UHP trooper Dee Lund in 1993.A Utah inmate convicted of fatally shooting a highway patrol trooper during a high-speed chase in 1993 was granted parole and will be released from prison in 2020, about 27 years after he committed the crime.
Jason Scott Pearson was 18 in June 1993 when he led troopers on a chase down Interstate 70 in Emery County. Now 43, he recently told the parole board that he’s tried to better himself in prison and understands the repercussions of his actions.