Orangeburg offender Bowen Turner lands in jail once more
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - Agents with the South Carolina Department of Corrections arrested an Orangeburg man accused of violating the of his conditional release under the state’s Youthful Offender Act.
Bowen Turner, who was originally accused in 2018 and 2019 of the sexual assaults of three teens and who later took a plea deal to a lesser charge, was arrested Tuesday night on a Youthful Offender arrest warrant, Department of Corrections spokesperson Chrysti Shain said.
The warrant alleges that Turner failed to follow the advice and instructions from his supervision officer. Documents allege he used controlled substances and tested positive for THC in a failed drug screen istered last Thursday.
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Documents also allege he failed to “refrain from consuming alcoholic beverages in excess,” detailing the purchase of eight Michelob Ultra beers on Tuesday at the Hillcrest Golf Club in Orangeburg. It also cites “special conditions that outlined a zero tolerance for any violations of the Youthful Offender Conditional Release Certificate.”
The state’s Intensive Supervision istrative Release Authority granted the conditional release on Oct. 31, after he spent more than seven months behind bars after the ISARA revoked his parole following his arrest for driving under the influence, having an open container of beer or wine in a car, public disorderly conduct, a seat belt violation and resisting arrest.
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In this incident, Turner crashed his car, narrowly avoiding another car and flipping his car multiple times, according to authorities. He was taken to the hospital where, officials say, he was argumentative, belligerent and extremely intoxicated, fighting with hospital staff and state troopers.
His legal troubles date back to 2018 and 2019, when he was accused of sexually assaulting three teenage girls over that time. As part of a sweetheart plea deal in 2022, Turner pleaded guilty to assault and battery and was given probation.
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Weeks later, Turner was arrested in a separate incident and charged with disorderly conduct, possession of alcohol by a minor and threatening a public employee. Court documents show Turner threatened to bite off the finger of an Orangeburg County deputy when the deputy informed him of the jail’s COVID-19 protocols, which required Turner to wear a mask.
Following that arrest and probation violation, Turner was sent to the Department of Corrections, where he stayed for about 16 months until he was let out in Nov. 2023 on supervised release.
Last month, the South Carolina Court of Appeals denied Turner’s appeal to be removed from the state’s sex offender registry.
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Turner was being held in the Orangeburg-Calhoun Regional Detention Center. He is expected to appear before a Department of Corrections review hearing officer, who will review the case and make a recommendation to the ISARA, which will determine whether Turner violated the conditions of his release.
That process is expected to be completed within the next two weeks.
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