On June 6, 2020, Deputy Raley responded
to the 43700 block of Wildewood Parkway in California, for the reported weapons
violation. The witness advised he was forced out of a vehicle and the vehicle
operator then discharged a firearm in the area. A short time later Deputy Budd
located a vehicle traveling north bound on Route 235, being operated by a male
with facial hair, matching the description of the vehicle and suspect provided
by the witness. Dep. Budd conducted a vehicle stop and identified the operator
to be Chad William Bowen, age 26 of Mechanicsville. Located on the vehicle’s
floorboard was a loaded firearm. Bowen is prohibited from possessing a firearm
and ammunition due to a previous conviction.
Bowen was arrested and charged with the
following:
Handgun in Vehicle
Loaded Handgun in Vehicle
Possession of Regulated Firearm by
Prohibited Person
Possession of Ammunition by Prohibited
Person
Handgun on Person
Loaded Handgun on Person
Reckless Endangerment
Bowen was transported to the St. Mary’s
County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown and has since been
released on pretrial supervision.
Anyone with information on this incident
is asked to contact Dep. Benjamin Raley at (301) 475-4200 extension 78076 or by
email at Benjamin.Raley@stmarysmd.com.
Citizens may remain anonymous and
contact Crime Solvers at (301) 475-3333, or text a tip to “TIP239” plus their
message to “CRIMES” (274637). Through
the Crime Solvers Program tipsters are eligible for an award of up to $1,000
for information about a crime in St. Mary’s County that leads to an arrest or
indictment.
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Chad William Bowen
