The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a missing Prescott man after his body was found last week.
The agency says the body of 66-year-old Russel Vinton was discovered on Thursday. He was reported missing by his wife earlier in the week after he failed to return from a camping trip in the Jacob Lake area. According to CCSO, "suspicious" items that raised concerns about Vinton's welfare were found during a check of his camp site.
The next day, a Tennessee man was found in Vinton's truck about 300 miles away from the campsite in an area known as Craggy Wash. The man was shot and killed by Lake Havasu police detectives after he allegedly fired at them. He's been identified as as 61-year-old Patrick Neal Champion. The incident remains under investigation.
Deputies are still searching for Vinton’s white 2017 travel trailer with Arizona license plate 5LA50N.
Anyone with information should contact the Coconino County Sheriff's Office at 928-774-4523 or Silent Witness at 928-774-6111.