Former Bowie Police officer given home detention after shooting at man in 2024

A former Bowie , Maryland, police officer convicted of shooting at a man while responding to a stalled vehicle in September 2024 will spend 18 months on home detention, according to the Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office on Friday. Robert Warrington, who served on the Bowie Police Department until his conviction in May, was sentenced after prosecutors argued he shot at a man who approached him as he investigated a stopped vehicle. PREVIOUS | Former Bowie police officer convicted of attempted murder after shooting at man in 2024 “The defendant’s actions placed innocent people in danger and violated the trust placed in him as a police officer," according to Prince George's County State's Attorney Tara Jackson in a statement. "Our continued pursuit of justice in this case and in others reinforces our belief that no one is above the law." The 12-year veteran of the department thought the man was a driver whose vehicle was stranded on the shoulder of Collington Road near US Route 50, officials said after the Sept.

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