On December 21, 2018, Deputy First Class
Ball responded to the 38700 block of Collinwood Drive in Abell, for the
reported burglary. Investigation determined an unknown individual forced entry
into the victim’s residence and removed personal property. St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Crime Lab responded
and processed the scene for latent fingerprints and DNA. DNA samples were obtained and submitted
for analysis. In May of 2019,
information was received on a positive DNA match on the submitted samples. In June of 2019, a search warrant was executed
to obtain a DNA sample from the potential match, James Ernest Bowles, age 62 of
Avenue. The samples obtained for Bowles were submitted and analyzed; the
samples were a positive match for DNA obtained from the scene of the burglary.
On November 19, 2019, Bowles was arrested
and charged with the following:
Burglary
First Degree
Burglary
Third Degree
Malicious
Destruction of Property
Bowles remains incarcerated at the St.
Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center on a no bond status.
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James Ernest Bowles
