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Family of Patagonia Man Killed by Officers File Wrongful Death Lawsuit

PATAGONIA – Family members of a Patagonia man that was shot and killed by police officers filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Monday. Brent Bowdon was killed in July 2018 during an encounter with Lake Havasu City Police Officers. Officers said Bowdon approached them with one hand behind his back and refused to listen to their commands. In the lawsuit, Bowdon’s wife said she repeatedly told …


Havasupai Lawsuit a First for the Tribe

The village of Supai is located in Havasu Canyon, a side canyon of Grand Canyon, and its residents depend on spring-fed Havasu Creek for their livelihood. The tribe filed a lawsuit in federal court in early December seeking to stop groundwater pumping it says threatens seeps and springs on its reservation. Havasu Falls is one of four major waterfalls along Havasu Creek on the Havasupai Indian …