GUILTY NY - Maverick Bowman, 15, throat slit by teen friend, Washington County, 2018

[cybervampira]

Moved from missing to crime as of latest development

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PUTNAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) - A teenager was arrested in connection to the murder of another teen in Washington County.

New York State Police arrested Adrian Sawyer, 16, of Ticonderoga, in the death of 15-year-old Maverick Bowman, of Putnam.

Sawyer was charged with Murder in the Second Degree and Arson in the Second Degree. He allegedly set fire to the home where the murder took place.
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Machete found at scene of teen homicide

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Police: Ti teen missing

Adrian Sawyer, 16, is approximately 5’7” tall and weighs 150 pounds. He has red hair, brown eyes and was wearing a red flannel shirt, light-blue jeans with holes in them, and a pair of brown steel-toed Carolina boots when he was last seen.

His mother dropped him off on Sawyer Road on June 19, near the basketball courts, according to the Ticonderoga Police Department.

The last known contact from him was on June 21 in the Town of Moriah, police said. The department received a report that he was missing on June 24.

 

[cybervampira]

His Facebook (mom is posting there):

Adrian Sawyer

 

[Pipsissiway_Potts]

Police: Ti teen missing

Adrian Sawyer, 16, is approximately 5’7” tall and weighs 150 pounds. He has red hair, brown eyes and was wearing a red flannel shirt, light-blue jeans with holes in them, and a pair of brown steel-toed Carolina boots when he was last seen.

His mother dropped him off on Sawyer Road on June 19, near the basketball courts, according to the Ticonderoga Police Department.

The last known contact from him was on June 21 in the Town of Moriah, police said. The department received a report that he was missing on June 24.

So the mom drops him off at the basketball courts in Ticonderoga on the 19th; he contacts a family member or friend on June 21st from Moriah, which is a half hour away. He isn't reported as missing until June 24th. Was he meeting up with a friend/gf/bf at the basketball courts? Did his mother know he was going to Moriah? Was it common for Adrian to be gone a few days? Does he have a history of running away from home? Why wasn't he reported to the police as missing until the 24th? Where was Adrian's last known location? And who saw him on that day to give a detailed description of what he was wearing?

 

[Darling136]

His Facebook (mom is posting there):

Adrian Sawyer
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Mom commented on the latest post that he is home

 

[concernednetizen]

New development with this kid. Look up homicide, putnam, ny.

 

[cybervampira]

New development with this kid. Look up homicide, putnam, ny.

I can see his Facebook is down. I found this article where it says the victim is 15 and the perp is 16:
State Police investigating death of teen in Putnam

But police haven‘t released any names yet.

 

[akazia1978]

Dang. Hacked his friend to death with a machete?! Would have been better if he stayed missing...

 

[concernednetizen]

UPDATED: Putnam teen killed, friend charged with murder

 

[Beagle]

don't know what to say .... is this a new age means where if you get upset with a friend you just kill them ..... i guess it is easier than working things out ....... so sad my thoughts are with the families a useless tragedy

 

[Darling136]

WTH?! This is crazy...

Another msm with names
Machete found at scene of teen homicide

So this one may go from Missing to Crime!

 

[cybervampira]

WTH?! This is crazy...

Another msm with names
Machete found at scene of teen homicide

So this one may go from Missing to Crime!

Can the whole thread move there or do we need a new one?

 

[Darling136]

Can the whole thread move there or do we need a new one?

I suggest / will try to move the whole and add a comment in ep

 

[cybervampira]

UPDATED: Putnam murder suspect jailed without bail

The Ticonderoga teen who allegedly killed his 15-year-old friend Thursday was sent to Washington County Jail without bail on Friday after not guilty pleas were entered on his behalf, authorities saying later in the day that a wound to the victim's neck led to his death.

Sawyer is accused of killing Maverick Bowman in a home owned by Bowman's family on county Route 2 in Putnam Station. Records filed by police as part of the investigation show they believe he was killed with a machete, and officials said they had argued about a girl before the attack.

@Niner

The case was adjourned until Aug. 21 in Putnam Town Court, but the Washington County District Attorney's Office filed paperwork that indicated a grand jury will hear the case as soon as Aug. 8. Jordan said he anticipated the Aug. 21 hearing will be rendered moot by grand jury action beforehand, which would result in the case being transferred to Washington County Court.

 

[Beagle]

he looks so young it is heartbreaking for both families

 

[cybervampira]

Video at link.

North Country teen accused of killing friend pleads not guilty

At his Thursday morning arraignment in Washington County, Sawyer pleaded not guilty to counts of second degree murder and second degree arson. Investigators say he set the home on fire after taking Bowman's life.

“At this point, we are setting it up. There is a lot to this case that has yet to come out,” defense attorney Marc Zuckerman said. “I think we have a very strong defense.”

Zuckerman, who is co-defending Sawyer with attorney Julie Garcia, says his legal team is considering a defense of not guilty by reason of extreme emotional disturbance.

 

[JerseyGirl]

The Ticonderoga teen who allegedly killed his 15-year-old friend over the summer will face a reduced arson charge and will stand trial starting Feb. 20.

Trial date set in Putnam murder case

 

[JerseyGirl]

The Ticonderoga teen who killed his friend last summer was sentenced to up to life in prison.

Sawyer will have to serve at least 20 years before becoming eligible for parole. He will be housed in designated state prison units for teens until he turns 18.

Sawyer sentenced to 20-to-life for murder