Officer Stephen Allen Bowman

Officer Stephen Allen Bowman

United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations, U.S. Government

End of Watch Wednesday, June 24, 1998

Stephen Allen Bowman

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.

Bio

Age 45
Tour 13 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Aircraft accident
Location Tennessee

narcotics

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Officer Bowman, the love and respect felt toward you comes through in these reflections. What a legacy! You will never be gone and never be forgotten, because you will be in the hearts and minds of others forever.

Tina Lewis Rowe
Captain, Denver Police Department (ret.)
U.S. Marshal, Colorado (ret.)

February 25, 2017