Luna Shark Media has obtained dash cam footage from March 9, 2024 when thrice-accused rapist Bowen Turner was arrested for DUI in Florence County, South Carolina.
Turner, now 21, had only been out of prison for four months when he flipped a vehicle on Paper Mill Road in Florence. Luna Shark has been covering the Bowen Turner case since 2022 when he brokered a suspended sentence for a single charge of assault after initially being charged with criminal sexual conduct. He was released from prison in November 2023 after serving just over a year in prison for violating the terms of his probation following his 2022 deal.
The following video was obtained via a FOIA request to the South Carolina Highway Patrol as we sought to understand what happened after Turner's most recent arrest.
His new charges include DUI, disorderly conduct, an open container violation, a seatbelt violation, and resisting arrest. Being arrested is a violation of the terms of his release from prison, but a paperwork snafu nearly allowed him to walk free after a bond hearing on March 11.
Turner is back in South Carolina Department of Correction custody with an expected release date of April 8, 2028.
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Beth Braden
Beth Braden is an award-winning investigative journalist who cut her reporting teeth in the hills and hollows of East Tennessee. She joined the LUNASHARK® Media team in 2023 as a researcher and journalist who handles FOIA requests, wading through and analyzing public records, and connecting with sources. She also provides a monthly update for premium members called Soundbites, which is a monthly review of everything happening at LUNASHARK®, and she occasionally writes and records for True Sunlight. Beth has her own solo podcast called Time of Death, which explores the 1992 homicide of Tommy Griffin and Connie Branam in East Tennessee.
Prior to joining the team, Beth’s newspaper work had taken her into deep-dive stories about faith-based serpent handling and Appalachian coal mining, as well as data journalism work to analyze euthanasia drug irregularities at an animal shelter, uncover the most dangerous intersections on her beat, and see whether or not the local judge’s rulings passed muster when cases were appealed to the state appellate court. And of course, she’s been to her fair share of court hearings, city council meetings, and board of education work sessions.
In addition to her newspaper experience, her byline appears on HGTV.com, nytimes.com, and other internationally known websites.
In her spare time, she enjoys quilting, rock climbing, strange museums, and good cups of coffee.
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