Florida Democratic Party Vice President’s Husband Charged With Murder
Vice husband Chairman of the Florida Democratic Party He is charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence after his wife was found dead, according to prison records.
Investigators confirmed that the body of Florida Democratic Party Vice Chair and Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen was found at approximately 10 a.m. during a welfare check.
Few details surrounding her death, including the cause, have been released.
On Thursday morning, Stephen Bowen appeared before a judge in a case Hearing in bond court He was ordered to be held without bail.
Stephen Bowen was charged with first-degree murder after his wife, Florida Democratic Party Vice Chair Nancy Metayer Bowen, was found dead on Wednesday. (Coral Springs Police Department)
“I have reviewed the affidavit of probable cause. The court finds probable cause for these charges,” the judge said.
Bowen was first elected to the House of Representatives Coral Springs City Commission in 2020 and was re-elected in 2024. She was appointed by the commission last November to serve a second one-year term as deputy mayor, according to her biography on the city’s website.
Before he was elected CommitteeBowen worked as an ecologist and previously served on the Broward County Soil and Water Conservation District, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported.
Coral Springs Deputy Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen was found dead during a welfare check. Her husband is charged with murder and tampering with evidence. (Nancy Bowen/Facebook)
Bowen’s family confirmed her death on their social media accounts.
“Throughout her years in public office, she was… Led with integrity and compassion“And an unwavering sense of purpose,” the family statement said.
“She believed in bringing people together, listening to those she served, and working tirelessly to create positive change in her community. To us, she was a source of strength, wisdom, and love – someone who always put others before herself.”
“While many knew her as a leader and advocate, we knew her as a sister, daughter and friend whose warmth and laughter filled every room. Her legacy will live on not only in the policies she helped shape, but in the countless lives she touched.”
Coral Springs Deputy Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen was found dead in her home Wednesday, authorities said. (Da Varela/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
The Coral Springs government Facebook page praised Bowen, describing her leadership as “grounded in compassion, strength and an unwavering commitment to others.”
“Her impact on Coral Springs is immeasurable, and her loss leaves a void in our hearts. We ask our community to keep her family, loved ones and all who are grieving in your thoughts and prayers. In this difficult time, we stand together as one city. We will carry her light, even in this darkness.”
Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metair-Bowen sits at a recent City Commission meeting. (Coral Springs Government/Facebook)
US Rep Maxwell Alejandro FrostThe Florida Democrat said he was saddened to hear of Bowen’s death, remembering her as a “tireless advocate, a dedicated progressive leader, and a strong voice for her community.”
Rep. Jared Moskowitz Published on X: “I’m in shock. I was with her on Saturday. She had just buried her brother. She was about to announce her run for Congress.”
“Nancy was one of the nicest people I’ve ever worked with,” he said. “Always fighting for her community, always pushing to help. She had such a future. This is terrible.”
Nancy Metair-Bowen (left), director of Florida Caribbean Vote, and Sandy Dorsainville, director of the Route 1804 Foundation, prepare before the departure of a caravan led by Haitian organizers to show support for Harris’ campaign that began at the Little Haiti Cultural Center in Miami and traveled to the North Miami Library, Saturday, August 10, 2024. (Getty Images)
Florida Democratic Party Chairman Nikki Fried said she spoke with Bowen a few days ago.
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“I hugged her at our party’s leadership summit, and I never imagined it would be one of our last moments together,” Fareed said in a statement.
“Nancy was my friend and the friend of everyone who believed that democracy was worth fighting for. The world would be less bright without her.”
Fox News Digital’s Luis Casiano contributed to this report.
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