A man previously served with a gang injunction has been booked on three counts of attempted murder in connection with a shooting earlier this month that left two men injured and the dog they were walking dead.According to the Riverside Police Department, three men were walking the dog on Chicago Avenue near Seventh Street at 10 p.m. Jan. 13 when a vehicle approached them from behind and someone started shooting; two of the three were hit.Investigators identified Ignacio Chavez, 31, of Riverside, as the suspect.Chavez was arrested Jan. 26 on an unrelated warrant; he was later booked for attempted murder and other charges. Chavez was among 114 ESR gang members served with a permanent gang injunction in 2007.
William (Billy) Bowden pleaded guilty in a Winnipeg courtroom today to carrying a firearm in a careless manner in January 2007
William (Billy) Bowden, 33, pleaded guilty in a Winnipeg courtroom today to carrying a firearm in a careless manner in January 2007 and skipping out on his preliminary hearing about a year later. Other drug and weapons charges related to the 2007 incident were stayed as part of a plea bargain securing the two convictions. Bowden remains in custody though, charged with manslaughter in relation to the November 2007 killing of Jeff Engen, who was fatally stabbed at the Empire Cabaret, prompting the club to close. That charge remains before the courts. Bowden has been in custody since he was arrested Feb. 14 in Whistler, B.C., and returned to Manitoba. The Crown and defence jointly recommended that time be noted in his sentence for carrying the firearm. That crime occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 20, 2007, as Bowden was leaving the NV lounge in a truck with friend Ken Houston, court heard. Police discovered a Glock 9mm handgun loaded with 18 bullets in a pile of garbage close to where the...
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