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In the summer of 1918, a confrontation outside a bunkhouse led to the death of Yavapai County Sheriff James Lowry, the second sheriff in the department's history to be killed in the line of duty. On July 17th of that year, Lowry, accompanied by Officer Wright, approached a gathering of twelve to fifteen men with the intention of taking Porfirio Hernandez into custody.
As Officer Wright identified Hernandez in the crowd and instructed him to come along, another individual in the group enco ...Read More
As Officer Wright identified Hernandez in the crowd and instructed him to come along, another individual in the group enco ...Read More
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James Lowry
Male
Jerome
AZ
1918-07-16
65
James
Lowry
11/27/2025
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Does anyone have more information on what measures were taken at mines back in the early 1900s for s... ...Read More
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It's so hard to wrap my mind around the risks law enforcement officers took back in the day with so ... ...Read More
07/04/2024
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Has anyone else dug into the background of Deputy James Lowry? It's incredibly sad to read about wha... ...Read More
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