WCSO Press Release - May 20, 2014

Incident: Assault

Date of Incident: 16 May 2014

Location: 33000 block of Bob Smith Road, Pittsville, MD

Suspect: Jakeup Lee Bowden, 25,Pittsville, MD

                                            

Narrative: On 16 May 2014 at 2:09 PM a deputy arrested Jakeup Bowden in connection with an assault that had been reported on 1 May. In this incident, Bowden allegedly threw a glass bottle at a vehicle next to him at the traffic signal at Walston Switch Rd and Ocean Gateway. The individuals he threw the bottle at followed Bowden to his residence at which point Bowden reportedly brandished a shotgun and began discharging rounds into the air in what Bowden himself would describe as an attempt to scare these subjects away.

At the conclusion of the investigation, the deputy applied for and obtained a warrant for Bowden’s arrest. Upon being taken into custody, Bowden was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, the Commissioner detained Bowden in the Detention Center in lieu of $275,000.00 bond.

Charges: Assault 1^st Degree, Assault 2^nd Degree, Reckless Endangerment and Malicious Destruction of Property

Bowden, Jakeup