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Four Men Sentenced in Fatal Shooting of Imperial Stewart
Read the full articleFour men have been sentenced to at least 58 years in prison combined for the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Imperial Stewart. Michael T. Bowles was sentenced to 30 to 35.5 years after prosecutors said he decided to rob Stewart to pay his brother for a car payment.
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Four men charged in connection with the 2023 shooting death of teenager Imperial Stewart in Columbus were sentenced Friday wcmh-sentenced.
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Four men charged in connection with the 2023 shooting death of teenager Imperial Stewart in Columbus were sentenced Friday.
Imperial Stewart, 17, was reported missing on Sept. 20, 2023, and was found dead in northeast Columbus on Oct. 3, 2023 stewart-missing.
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Imperial Stewart, 17, was reported missing on Sept. 20, 2023 and was found dead in northeast Columbus on Oct. 3, 2023.
Mi'Quel pleaded guilty to an initial charge of obstructing justice, a third-degree felony, in May 2024, and was sentenced to three years in prison in June 2024 miquel-obstruction.
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Mi'Quel pleaded guilty to an initial charge of obstructing justice, a third-degree felony, in May 2024, and was sentenced to three years in prison in June 2024. The decision was appealed and the above charges were placed on him, according to court records.
The decision was appealed and the above charges were placed on him, according to court records miquel-appeal.
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Mi'Quel pleaded guilty to an initial charge of obstructing justice, a third-degree felony, in May 2024, and was sentenced to three years in prison in June 2024. The decision was appealed and the above charges were placed on him, according to court records.
Hargrove-Madison, now an adult, was a juvenile when the shooting occurred juvenile-status.
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Hargrove-Madison, now an adult, was a juvenile when the shooting occurred.
Tywisha Peterson, 43, the mother of Michael T. Bowles and Mi'Quel D. Bowles, pleaded guilty to obstructing justice in January 2025 mother-plea.
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Tywisha Peterson, 43 -- pleaded guilty to obstructing justice in January 2025. She is the mother of Michael T. Bowles and Mi'quel D. Bowles.
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Four men have been sentenced to at least 58 years in prison combined for their roles in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Imperial Stewart, whose body was found more than three years ago in a wooded area on Columbus' Northeast Side, the Franklin County Prosecutor's Office announced Oct. 16 dispatch-announcement.
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Four men have been sentenced to at least 58 years in prison combined for their roles in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Imperial Stewart, whose body was found more than three years ago in a wooded area on Columbus' Northeast Side, the Franklin County Prosecutor's Office announced Oct. 16.
Michael T. Bowles was sentenced to between 30 and 35½ years in prison for his Sept. 29 guilty plea to involuntary manslaughter with a 3-year firearm specification, aggravated robbery, tampering with evidence, gross abuse of a corpse, and possessing weapons while under disability, the prosecutor's office said michael-t-sentence.
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Michael T. Bowles was sentenced to between 30 and 35½ years in prison for his Sept. 29 guilty plea to involuntary manslaughter with a 3-year firearm specification, aggravated robbery, tampering with evidence, gross abuse of a corpse, and possessing weapons while under disability, meaning he was not allowed to own or possess a firearm due to a prior felony conviction or for other legal reasonse, the prosecutor's office said.
Mi'Quel Bowles also pleaded guilty on Sept. 29 to involuntary manslaughter with a three-year firearm specification, and was sentenced to 12 to 16½ years in prison miquel-sentence.
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Mi'Quel Bowles also pleaded guilty on Sept. 29 to involuntary manslaughter with a three-year firearm specification. He was sentenced to 12 to 16½ years in prison.
Hargrove-Madison pleaded guilty Oct. 5 to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated robbery, with both convictions carrying a three-year firearm specification, and was sentenced to 16 to 19½ years in prison hargrove-sentence.
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Hargrove-Madison pleaded guilty Oct. 5 to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated robbery, with both convictions carrying a three-year firearm specification. He was sentenced to 16 to 19½ years in prison.
A fourth person, Michael R. Bowles Jr., 39, an uncle to the Bowles brothers, pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence in December 2023 and was also sentenced on Oct. 16 to 60 days in the Franklin County jail followed by two years of community control, also known as probation uncle-sentence.
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A fourth person, Michael R. Bowles Jr., 39, an uncle to the Bowles brothers, pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence in December 2023 and was also sentenced on Oct. 16 to 60 days in the Franklin County jail followed by two years of community control, also known as probation.
In September 2023, the three defendants picked up Stewart from his home on Columbus' Far East Side, and during the outing, Michael T. Bowles, who owed his brother Mi'Quel money for a car payment, decided to rob Stewart, according to the prosecutor's office dispatch-robbery.
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In September 2023, the three defendants picked up Stewart from his home on Columbus' Far East Side. During the outing, Michael T. Bowles, who owed his brother Mi'Quel money for a car payment, decided to rob Stewart, according to the prosecutor's office.
After stopping at a shoe store and gas station, Stewart tried to purchase a gun and transferred $240 to Michael's CashApp account, the prosecutor's office said cashapp-transfer.
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After stopping at a shoe store and gas station, Stewart tried to purchase a gun and transferred $240 to Michael's CashApp account, the prosecutor's office said. After transferring the money, Hargrove-Madison grabbed the gun back, and a struggle ensued.
After transferring the money, Hargrove-Madison grabbed the gun back, and a struggle ensued struggle-erupts.
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After stopping at a shoe store and gas station, Stewart tried to purchase a gun and transferred $240 to Michael's CashApp account, the prosecutor's office said. After transferring the money, Hargrove-Madison grabbed the gun back, and a struggle ensued.
Michael shot Stewart in the chest, and the bullet also struck Mi'Quel in the backseat of the vehicle they were in shooting-bullet.
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At that point, Michael shot Stewart in the chest, and the bullet also struck Mi'Quel in the backseat of the vehicle they were in.
Michael then transported and dumped Stewart's body in a wooded area off of Agler Road dumped-body.
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Michael then transported and dumped Stewart's body in a wooded area off of Agler Road. The three defendants, as well as Mi'Quel's girlfriend, helped burn the car in Hanners Park in Canal Winchester.
The three defendants, as well as Mi'Quel's girlfriend, helped burn the car in Hanners Park in Canal Winchester burned-car.
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Michael then transported and dumped Stewart's body in a wooded area off of Agler Road. The three defendants, as well as Mi'Quel's girlfriend, helped burn the car in Hanners Park in Canal Winchester.
The Franklin County Prosecutor's Office announced Oct. 16 that four men have been sentenced for their roles in the fatal shooting four-men-resolved.
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Four men have been sentenced to at least 58 years in prison combined for their roles in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Imperial Stewart, whose body was found more than three years ago in a wooded area on Columbus' Northeast Side, the Franklin County Prosecutor's Office announced Oct. 16.
Michael R. Bowles Jr. was also sentenced on Oct. 16 after pleading guilty to tampering with evidence in December 2023 uncle-resolution.
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A fourth person, Michael R. Bowles Jr., 39, an uncle to the Bowles brothers, pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence in December 2023 and was also sentenced on Oct. 16 to 60 days in the Franklin County jail followed by two years of community control, also known as probation.
3 men sentenced in fatal 2023 shooting of Columbus teen
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Michael Bowles, Mi'Quel Bowles and Russell Hargrove-Madison were sentenced after pleading guilty to charges in the death of Imperial Stewart tentv-report.
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Michael Bowles, Mi'Quel Bowles and Russell Hargrove-Madison were sentenced after pleading guilty to charges in the death of Imperial Stewart.