Another arrest, drama in Skywalk Road dispute

Typical gravel portion of Diamond Bar Road
Typical gravel portion of Diamond Bar Road

By Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa | Kingman Daily Miner

Local businessman Nigel Turner found himself in handcuffs again Tuesday afternoon, but this time he ended up in the hospital instead of the Mohave County Jail.

Turner and the Hualapai Tribe have a long-standing argument over work on Diamond Bar Road, which passes Turner’s Grand Canyon Ranch en route to the tribe’s tourist attraction, the Grand Canyon Skywalk.

It’s led to plenty of accusations and name-calling, but they took it to new levels thisweek after Turner was arrested for allegedly trespassing on the construction site.

Turner said he was mistreated by tribal police, whom he also said delayed medical attention when he started having chest pains. A tribal spokesman, meanwhile, repeatedly called Turner a “criminal suspect” who “spew[ed] falsehoods” and had no self-control.

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