United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Wednesday, June 24, 1998
Age: 45
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: June 24, 1998
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Stephen Bowman was killed when the helicopter he was a passenger in crashed on Holston Mountain, six miles northeast of Elizabethton, Tennessee.
He was flying in a Tennessee National Guard OH-58 Kiowa helicopter while conducting reconnaissance to locate marijuana grows. The helicopter crashed in a remote mountain area and wasn't found for three days. The pilot, a Tennessee National Guardsman, was also killed.
Officer Bowman had served in law enforcement for 13 years and was assigned to the Governor's Task Force for Marijuana Eradication. He is survived by his wife and two children.