▁three ▁burg l ary ▁conv ict ions ▁during ▁his ▁four ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁as ▁a ▁minor . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁high ▁school ▁with ▁a ▁C ▁average ▁and ▁sold ▁sho es ▁in ▁a ▁sho pping ▁m all . ▁When ▁Par s ons ' ▁step father ▁refused ▁to ▁buy ▁him ▁a ▁motor cycle , ▁Par s ons ▁took ▁one ▁for ▁a ▁test ▁drive ▁from ▁a ▁deal er ▁in ▁Fort ▁La ud erd ale ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁return . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁New ▁Jersey ▁to ▁see ▁his ▁bi ological ▁father , ▁but ▁was ▁re buff ed . ▁Par s ons ' ▁sister - in - law ▁Ther esa ▁G ome z ▁said , ▁" He ▁rejected ▁him ▁... ▁Who ▁knows ▁what ▁went ▁through ▁his ▁mind ?" ▁Par s ons ▁then ▁rode ▁the ▁motor cycle ▁west ▁to ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada . ▁ ▁Im pr ison ment ▁in ▁Nev ada ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁October ▁ 1 6 ▁to ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Par s ons ▁met ▁David ▁Wood ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁and ▁they ▁took ▁a ▁cab ▁to ▁the ▁St rip ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁mar iju ana . ▁Near ▁the ▁destination , ▁Par s ons ▁pointed ▁a ▁. 2 2 - cal iber ▁revol ver ▁at ▁the ▁driver ' s ▁neck ▁to ▁rob ▁him . ▁After ▁ste aling ▁the ▁driver ' s ▁tax i , ▁the ▁two ▁were ▁caught ▁in ▁an ▁al ley ▁and ▁placed ▁under ▁citiz en ' s ▁arrest ▁by ▁Charles ▁Con ant ▁and