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Gunfire, Police Chase, And 20 Beers Land Man Behind Bars

A shots fired call in Santa Rosa County ended with a high speed police chase and one man in jail.

The Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Waylon Drive and Deaton Bridge Road about 5:10 a.m. after receiving reports of two people exchanging gunfire. Deputies blocked traffic in the area with their cars side by side in the roadway with emergency lights activated. The suspect, later identified as 31-year old Jeremy Dewayne Bowman, floored the truck and headed directly toward the deputies, refusing commands to stop.

“As deputies were about to shoot at the vehicle, the truck veered to the right, away from the deputies, and drove around their cars. Deputies got into their patrol cars and pursued the vehicle northbound on Deaton Bridge Road with lights and sirens activated,” according to Sgt. Scott Haines, spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office.

After a seven mile pursuit on Deaton Bridge Road, Bownman crashed into a mound of dirt and a tree.

“Deputies located a .45 caliber pistol under the driver’s seat and a magazine in the glove box that fits the pistol,” Haines said.

The complainant, Roy Anderson, told deputies he woke up to someone driving a truck in his front yard, damaging the lawn. Once outside, Anderson realized the truck belonged to Bowman, who is the ex-boyfriend of Anderson’s current girlfriend.

“Bowman and Anderson have had tension between them for a few months, so Anderson went inside and grabbed his shotgun and fired a round into the air. Bowman then fired multiple shots from a handgun while in a moving vehicle on a public roadway as he exited the neighborhood. Bowman reentered the neighborhood and argued with Anderson again and tried to get him to engage in a fight,” Haines said.

Bowman told deputies that he had been driving all day, consuming at least 20 beers. Deputies also located spent shell casings in the area of the shooting and in the bed of Bowman’s truck.

Bowman was charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, high speed fleeing and eluding, discharging a firearm while under the influence of alcohol, discharging a firearm in public, criminal mischief and DUI. He was booked into the Santa Rosa County jail with bond set at $105,000.