(Rick Bowmer | AP file photo) Republican Rep. Lee Perry, of Perry, Utah, speaks during a hearing at the Utah state Capitol, in Salt Lake City on Feb. 22, 2017. After three decades with the Utah Highway Patrol, Lt. Lee Perry has retired to devote all his energy to being a state legislator. He says he's encouraged by how law enforcement in that time has embraced of counseling to help officers handle the emotional toll of the job, the Herald-Journal in Logan reports.