Son of slain Mt. Pleasant couple a West Jordan police officer

WEST JORDAN —The children of a Mt. Pleasant couple discovered shot to death in their home late last week described their parents as caring and faith-focused Monday as former neighbors and co-workers expressed sadness and reflected on the impact Ann and Woody Fullwood had on their lives.

"They were kind and loving people who cared deeply for everyone — family, friends and strangers alike," a statement provided by the Fullwood family reads. "They raised us with faith in Christ, and they demonstrated this faith through service for their country, community, and family. We know that our parents are now focused, not on the events that led to their death, but on the next chapter of their eternal lives."

The couple's son is a detective for the West Jordan Police Department. Michael Fullwood has also served on the Salt Lake Area Gang Task Force and as a school resource office during his career as police officer, according to West Jordan City Council minutes.

West Jordan police would not comment on the length of Fullwood's tenure with the suburban police department nor whether his role as police officer was connected to the slaying of his parents. Questions were referred to Mt. Pleasant authorities, who were not available for comment Monday.

The bodies of Leroy Woody Fullwood, 70, and Dorothy Ann Fullwood, 69, were found in their home on the east edge of Mt. Pleasant about 8 p.m. Saturday after police were asked to make a welfare check. Mt. Pleasant Police Chief Jim Wilberg said Sunday the couple died from gunshot wounds, possibly inflicted Thursday night or Friday morning.

The Fullwoods appeared to be victims of a "random robbery," he said.

The welfare check was precipitated by a man and woman using one of the Fullwoods' credit cards to make a purchase in West Wendover. They are believed to connected to the Fullwoods' slaying. They remain at large, possibly in Nevada, where the search resumed Monday.

The Fullwood's friends in Sandy — where they lived until 2004 — remembered the couple Monday as loving yet outspoken.

"They spoke their minds," said former neighbor LeMar Selman. "They're like mom and dad giving you counsel. And you better heed it because they knew what they were talking about."

Selman said the Fullwoods became fixtures in the community, and nearly all the men and boys in the neighborhood patronized Woody Fullwood's barbershop, City Hair, in Sandy. Ann Fullwood was a special education teacher at Hillcrest High School.