Man Arrested In Connection With Roadside Body

The body of a man found near Bainville has been identified and one man is in custody.

Charles Bowman Bowen, 46, Florida, has been arrested and charged with negligent homicide for the death of Brian Doyle, 49, also of Florida. Doyle’s death was discovered after a call was placed on Jan. 20, to the Roosevelt County Dispatch Center reporting that a male body had been discovered in a ditch off U.S. Highway 2.

Area law enforcement spent several days processing the scene and transported the body to the forensics office for an autopsy.

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Department, Coroner’s Office, Montana Highway Patrol and the Montana Department of Criminal Investigations have worked collaboratively since the investigation began.

Following the investigation it was determined that Doyle died after being ran over by a motor vehicle.

On Jan. 27, an arrest warrant from the 15th Judicial District Court of Montana was issued charging Bowen with negligent homicide. He is currently being held in the Williams County Detention Center pending extradition back to Montana.

He is being held on a $100,000 bond.

Until several weeks ago, Doyle had worked for an oil field maintenance company in North Dakota.

“Area law enforcement are working together to keep people safe. We don’t want people to panic or over react. It’s unfortunate but when you have an influx of people coming into an area this is one of the issues that have to be dealt with. There is a strong presence of law enforcement and we will deal with these issues,” said Freedom Crawford, Roosevelt County Sheriff.