Major discipline · 2024[1]
TerminatedSuspended 203 days- Rank as reported
- Detective
- Sustained charge(s)
- 18 U.S.C. 242 Deprivation of Civil Rights Under Color of Law; 18 U.S.C. 1512(k) Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice; 18 U.S.C. 1512(k) False Statements; 6 Conduct Unbecmoing a public employee
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Detective Bowden was arrested by the FBI on January 17, 2024, in connection with a January 23, 2021 incident at the Passaic County Jail in which he failed to intervene and stop unreasonable force used against an inmate, resulting in bodily injury, the Passaic County Sheriffs Office reported. On April 18, 2024, Bowden pled guilty to the federal charge of conspiracy to obstruct justice and was terminated. The record lists both a 203-day suspension and termination.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On January 17, 2024, Officer Bowden was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigations for Deprivation of civil rights relating to a January 23, 2021 incident in the Passaic County Jail. Bowden willfully failed to intervene and stop the unreasonable force used against an inmate victim, resulting in bodily injury. On 4/18/2024, Bowden plead guilty to the federal charge of conspiracy to obstruct justice and was terminated from his employment.