Arizona prosecutors have filed new charges against Laura Owens, the daughter of Bay Area radio icon Ronn Owens, which alleges she targeted a second man with false pregnancy claims in order to press him into a relationship.
The indictment announced Thursday comes six months after Owens was charged with making similar false claims against “Bachelor” star Clayton Echard. In both cases, Owens alleged that she became pregnant by the men before the purported pregnancies ended in either an abortion or miscarriage, according to court records.
In the new charges announced Thursday, Maricopa County prosecutors say Owens, an equestrian and podcaster, went on three dates with a Scottsdale, Ariz. man in the summer of 2021, but he decided not to pursue a relationship. Owens then told him she was pregnant, according to prosecutors. Investigators with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office found evidence that she falsified documents to bolster this claim.
The 35-year-old resident of Scottsdale, Ariz. now faces seven new felony counts that include perjury, fraud, forgery, theft by extortion and taking another person’s identity. Earlier this year, Owens made national headlines when she was indicted on seven other felony counts, related to alleged false paternity claims she pursued against Echard in 2023 and 2024.
Owens’ attorney, Joshua Kolsrud, who is representing her in the criminal allegations involving Echard and, now, the Scottsdale man, declined to comment, citing her pending criminal...
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