(Garfield County, UT) - A beautiful stone monument was unveiled at the Garfield County Jail to honor Deputy David Jones, who was shot to death in 2003 near Escalante while in the line of duty. The monument was the Eagle Scout project of 17-year-old Wyatt Moore of Panguitch, whose dad Kevin Moore is a Garfield County Deputy. Wyatt designed the monument, and found donations enough to have the monument created and set in front of the Garfield County Jail.

Jones' late wife Karen, their 5 children, 2 daughters-in-law, and 4 grandchildren all attended the memorial unveiling, and Karen spoke at the service; expressing her appreciation to Wyatt and the Garfield County Sheriff's Office for the beautiful monument and memorial to her late husband. She also presented several gifts to Wyatt, including his Eagle Scout tie pull. Last Sunday, Karen rode in the Ride For The Fallen with 4,000 others on her motorcycle, and says she is the only widow of a fallen deputy that has ridden every year in the Memorial Motorcycle ride for fallen

Deputy Jones was killed January 26, 2003 in a place called Alvey Wash near Escalante, while he was attempting to arrest a man who was drinking and driving. The passenger in the car, Earl Barnes, was found guilty of shooting and killing Deputy Jones and is currently in prison. The driver of the car, William Allred, died in prison of natural causes in 2008.

The 44-year-old Deputy Jones had only been a deputy for 16 months; having fulfilled his life-long dream of working in law enforcement. Prior to his being a deputy, he worked for the Utah Transit Authority.