▁did ▁not ▁know ▁that ▁Par s ons ▁was ▁a ▁fug itive . ▁At ▁about ▁ 3 ▁a . m . ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁Ernest ▁was ▁too ▁tired ▁to ▁drive ▁and ▁stopped ▁at ▁the ▁L unt ▁Park ▁rest ▁area ▁near ▁C ed ar ▁City , ▁Ut ah ▁to ▁get ▁some ▁sleep . ▁Par s ons ▁st ab bed ▁Ernest ▁to ▁death ▁and ▁drove ▁off ▁in ▁his ▁blue ▁D odge ▁Om ni . ▁ ▁At ▁about ▁ 5 ▁a . m ., ▁Par s ons ▁stopped ▁at ▁a ▁Tex aco ▁service ▁station ▁ 2 3 ▁miles ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁He ▁was ▁we aring ▁Ernest ' s ▁clothes ▁and ▁had ▁assumed ▁his ▁identity . ▁Par s ons ▁told ▁the ▁station ▁att endant ▁he ▁needed ▁to ▁h ose ▁out ▁red ▁construction ▁paint ▁from ▁the ▁car ' s ▁interior ▁and ▁offered ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁Ernest ' s ▁construction ▁tools . ▁The ▁att endant ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁observed ▁Par s ons ▁throwing ▁away ▁cl othing , ▁books , ▁post ers ▁and ▁car p entry ▁tools ▁into ▁a ▁dump ster . ▁Par s ons ▁asked ▁the ▁att endant ▁about ▁the ▁distance ▁to ▁Den ver ▁and ▁spoke ▁of ▁Ernest ' s ▁ 9 - year - old ▁son ▁as ▁his ▁own . ▁He ▁purchased ▁c igare tt es ▁and ▁food ▁with ▁Ernest ' s ▁Master Card ▁credit ▁card ▁before ▁leaving . ▁At ▁ 7 : 2 3   a . m ., ▁Par s ons ▁used ▁the ▁credit ▁card ▁to ▁check ▁into ▁a ▁Qu ality ▁Inn ▁at