{"id":47045,"date":"2025-05-15T14:01:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T21:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=47045"},"modified":"2025-05-15T14:01:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T21:01:42","slug":"onate-demonstration-shooting-survivor-sues-rio-arriba-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/onate-demonstration-shooting-survivor-sues-rio-arriba-county\/","title":{"rendered":"O\u00f1ate Demonstration Shooting Survivor Sues Rio Arriba County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

5.16.25 <\/strong>\u2013 <\/strong>In September 2023, Jacob Johns was shot will attending a celebration of Rio Arriba County\u2019s decision to delay installing a statue of Spanish conquistador and war criminal Juan de O\u00f1ate. Now, Johns and another demonstrator are suing county officials for allegedly failing to keep them safe. Searchlight New Mexico\u2019s Joshua Bowling, who was first to report on the lawsuit, sat down with Johns in our studio to discuss the case and why Johns believes the county violated his civil rights that day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correspondent:<\/strong>\u00a0Joshua Bowling\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guest:<\/strong>\u00a0Jacob Johns, Plaintiff, Shooting Survivor\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For More Information:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protect and serve: Did county officials enable Ryan Martinez\u2019s violent actions at a 2023 protest in Espa\u00f1ola?<\/em><\/a> \u2013 Searchlight New Mexico<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

5.16.25 \u2013 In September 2023, Jacob Johns was shot will attending a celebration of Rio Arriba County\u2019s decision to delay installing a statue of Spanish conquistador and war criminal Juan de O\u00f1ate. Now, Johns and another demonstrator are suing county officials for allegedly failing to keep them safe. 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