Families of three men found dead in van plan to sue disability services company
Apr 24, 2026, 9:34 PM | Updated: 10:20 pm
Wendy Rollins and her son Colton Moser. (Photo courtesy: Wendy Rollins)
(Photo courtesy: Wendy Rollins)
SALT LAKE CITY — The families of the adults with disabilities who died after being left in a running van plan to sue a disability services company and the state.
Colton Moser, 25, Mosa’ati Moa, 22, and Tim Jones, 39, were identified by police as the victims found dead in a van in West Valley City on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. All three men were residents at different group homes in West Valley City.
On Feb. 13, 2026, caretaker Isaiah Vaughn Pulu, age 25, was charged with three counts of murder. According to charging documents, Pulu was approved to take the men on an outing. But he drove home, parked in his garage, and left the van running more than four hours with the men inside.
Wendy Rollins is Colton Moser’s mother. She told KSL she believes justice will be served in Pulu’s case. But she doesn’t think he’s the only person responsible for her son’s death.
“The program, Safe and Sound, and the program’s owner, are equally if not more responsible for what happened because they didn’t prevent anything,” Rollins said. “There’s been a lot of facts and findings that have come up.”
Rollins said the company continued to employ Pulu despite known issues. That’s why the families have retained lawyers.
“All three families have retained personal attorneys and will be pursuing the state and Safe and Sound,” she said.
Rollins said through the investigation, she and the other victim’s families learned this was not the first time Pulu had left them alone.
“There were multiple times and they were documented,” she said. “He (Pulu) had actually been fired multiple times based on those things, and then rehired.”
Safe and Sound has already been stripped of its licenses.
According to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, because Safe and Sounds’ license for its day treatment program had been revoked, the Division of Licensing and Background Checks declined to “renew the certifications and licenses of Safe and Sound’s additional sites and programs.” Safe and sound is currently attempting to appeal this.
DHHS stated that it terminated Safe and Sounds contract, effective April 26, 2026.
Rollins is a realtor, and said the company has also listed nine properties for sale.
“The Safe and Sound owner is selling those homes now,” Rollins said. “He’s got all the vans parked outside of his day program for sale including the van that the boys were murdered in.”
Pulu was in court on Friday. According to Rollins a plea agreement was discussed, but she and the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s office aren’t able to share those details at this point.
Pulu is expected to be back in court on May 22.
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