On 04/22/17, at approximately 1825 hours, Troopers assigned to Troop “G”, Bridgeport, were on a traffic stop on I-95, northbound, at Exit #27. They had stopped a vehicle, which was operated by Robert W. Bowens (DOB: 08/08/83) of 1147 Ogden Street Extension in Bridgeport. Upon conducting a consented motor vehicle search, Troopers found several illegal items contained within the vehicle. At that time, Troopers gave Mr. Bowens verbal commands in order to detain him. Upon hearing this, Mr. Bowens attempted to flee. Troopers gave chase and during this chase, they attempted to deploy a “taser” on Mr. Bowens, however, it was ineffective. An intense struggle ensued on the highway and at some point during this struggle, Mr. Bowens produced a…
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