SPANISH FORK, Utah — The two people found dead inside their Spanish Fork Home on Tuesday were shot to death, police confirmed. The son of the married couple is in custody as a "person of interest" after being apprehended in Colorado.
Police released the names of the victims as 58-year-old Timothy Parker and 50-year-old Jeannie Parker.
The couple's son, 26-year-old Tryston Robert Erickson, allegedly took his parents' Hyundai Elantra. Erickson was located after Jeannie Parker's phone location was pinged near Steamboat Springs around 4 p.m. Police then spotted him driving the missing Hyundai about 50 miles away near Kremmling.
Officers attempted to pull Erickson over, but he led them on a pursuit. The pursuit eventually ended and Erickson was taken into custody. Spanish Fork Police said he is being held in the Grand County (Colorado) Jail on "local charges." It's still not known when Erickson will be extradited and he has yet to be labeled as a suspect in the homicides.
The Spanish Fork Police Department said the bodies were found inside a home in the area of 2200 East and 1400 South.
According to the department, police received a call for a welfare check from a co-worker who said one of the victims had not shown up to work for the past two days.
“It affects everyone — it affects the family, the neighbors. It affects the city as a whole,” said Lt. Cory Slaymaker.
Officers unsuccessfully attempted to contact the victim by cellphone before finding an unlocked window and entering the house. Inside, police found the Parkers' bodies.
In 2016, Erickson was arrested for driving under the influence and crashing into a house in Payson. He also has several various past charges — some of which he was convicted for, and others that were dropped.
“All I’ve been able to find out from our detectives early on is that he did have some mental health issues. I’m not exactly sure what all those issues were,” said Slaymaker.
