Authorities have charged a man and woman with shooting at a Richmond County deputy during a routine traffic stop.
Rex Stewart Jr., 36, and Cyndi Bowen, 44, have each been charged with aggravated assault upon am officer, weapon possession and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The incident occurred just after midnight Wednesday on Peach Orchard Road at Settlement Road, sheriff’s Sgt. Kimberly Lee said.
“While Deputy Nunes spoke with the female driver, later identified as Cyndi Faye Bowen (Fowler), the passenger of the vehicle, identified as Rex Allen Stewart, Jr. shot at Deputy Nunes,” sheriff’s Sgt. Kimberly Lee said in a press release. “Deputy Nunes returned fire with his service weapon striking the vehicle but not the occupants.
“Deputy Nunes was later transported to University Hospital where he sustained minor injuries when he took cover for his safety. Deputy Nunes has been employed with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office since February 28, 2018 and is assigned to the Road Patrol. Deputy Nunes is on Administrative Leave pending an internal affairs investigation by the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, Internal Affairs Division.”
The sheriff’s office said Stewart is linked to the Aryan Brotherhood, which is a “white prison gang,” according to Wikipedia. Stewart has served time in a Georgia prison from 2009-2011 for dealing drugs, burglary and weapons offenses in Richmond County, according to the online records.
Bowen is also drug dealer in Richmond County with a conviction for dealing meth and possessing controlled substances, meth and marijuana, online records say.
The sheriff’s office said they will eventually release the officer’s name and provide possible charges after the investigation continues. The couple faces possible charges of aggravated assault on a law upon a law enforcement officer.
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