Two teenagers are facing severe charges in Orange County after a grand jury delivered indictments on first-degree murder and robbery, escalating a narrative that began with a violent altercation in March this year. Kendrion Dow, 19, and Justin Copeland, 17, must now contend with the legal implications of the alleged heinous crime of taking a man's life and attempting to pillage his assets.
On a seemingly ordinary day turned tragic, Orlando police were called to a home on Watch Hill Road, where they found 50-year-old Robert Bowen with multiple gunshot wounds. The indictments come several months after the grim discovery in the victim's driveway, where he was ultimately declared deceased upon hospital arrival. The Office Of The State Attorney Ninth Judicial Circuit website holds the latest updates on this unfolding case.
It was revealed that two individuals approached the victim, administered mortal injury, and, as if to add insult to unquantifiable loss, proceeded to extract Bowen's wallet. To add a digital trail to their physical one, the deceased received fraud alerts from his bank notifying him of unauthorized transactions posthumously, which police claim tied Dow and Copeland to the crime.
On September 25, the State gathered enough evidence to secure grand jury indictments against Dow and Copeland. The State's Attorney's Office also filed charges against Copeland, who, despite being 16 at the time, will be tried as an adult due to the case's seriousness.
