Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Donald Jensen was shot and killed after stopping to help two men who were having car trouble at the intersection of Highway 91 and Tippetts Lane in Farmington. The men, wanted for a robbery in Ogden, opened fire on Deputy Jensen, shooting him with .38 caliber and .22 caliber handguns. Both were captured in Wyoming a few days later. Both suspects, 22 and 27, were convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life. One was paroled in 1987. The youngest was paroled in 1988. He was returned to prison a year later for violating his parole, and released again in 1990. He violated his parole again in 1993 and returned to prison. He has another parole hearing in 1997. Deputy Jensen had served with the Davis County Sheriff's Department for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Jensen gave the Davis County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Farmington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Jensen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Donald Perry Jensen is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In UT, 84 of 138 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.9% of this state's fallen. That is 6.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Donald Perry Jensen's cause is highlighted.
How Donald Perry Jensen Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Donald Perry Jensen is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Donald Perry Jensen was killed by handgun; .38 caliber.