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Whit Johnson Reporting A Las Vegas man now has thousands of dollars in reward money, thanks to the role he played in solving a murder that happened in St. George.
He was honored today at the Sandy campus of Salt Lake Community College.
A conversation in prison eventually led to the arrests of two men for a murder that happened back in 2003. The person honored Saturday gave information to the police that helped crack the case.
Chief Martin Stratton, St. George Police Dept., January 2005: "We were always optimistic that we would solve this case."
It shocked the quiet city of St. George. In November of 2003, 43-year-old Jordon Allgood, the owner of a rare coin shop, was robbed and gunned down in broad daylight. It took almost two years for police to arrest Daniel Robert Campbell and Todd Wayne Mulder.
Kent Perkins, Family Spokesperson, January 2005: "The Allgood family would like to express appreciation and gratitude."
But justice may have been difficult to achieve if it wasn't for Wayne Solem.
Wayne Solem: "Through my son and myself we were able to help capture him."
Wayne Solem was honored today for his help in the case, with a check totaling $12,500.
His son Jack spent time in prison with Daniel Campbell. Campbell was locked up for an unrelated offense, but told Jack about the robbery and murder of a coin dealer in St. George.
After both men were let out, they came in contact again.
Wayne Solem: "When I got to the house, my son had gotten there, and I told him he [Campbell] was at the restaurant. He says, 'Get down there right now. The guy's a murderer.'"
Wayne Solem and his son Jack began working with police, and eventually a popular TV show connected the dots.
Wayne Solem: "America's Most Wanted came on with it and my son went crazy. He said, 'That's him. Get a hold of somebody now!'"
Wayne Solem's son Jack died from an infection a few years ago. Solem says he will use the reward money to maintain Jack's gravesite in Tennessee.
