Springfield Police have identified a man who died while in custody over the weekend.
Police arrested 43-year-old Tymel Bowman from Springfield.
He was wanted on an outstanding Greene County warrant for 4th degree assault of a special victim (police officer).
Police tried to take him into custody Saturday night at the Casey’s convenience store at Grand and Grant.
Officers twice tried to use a Taser to bring him in, and both times, he pulled a knife on police.
He was headed to the hospital when he stopped breathing and died.
Updated Press Release
The Springfield Police Department has located and notified the family of the man who died after being arrested by Springfield Police on January 22, 2022.
The deceased is Tymel Bowman, 43, of Springfield, Missouri. Officers arrested Bowman for an outstanding Greene County, Missouri, warrant for 4th Degree Assault of a Special Victim (police officer).
Detectives continue to investigate and are asking anyone who has information about this incident to contact the Springfield Police Department at 417-864-1810.
Original Story
Springfield Police are investigating after a man died while in police custody.
Police found two men going through the dumpster Saturday night at the Casey’s near Grant and Grand.
One of the men was arrested for an outstanding warrant, but he started resisting.
A police Taser was ineffective and the man pulled a knife.
Officers knocked it away and the man ran off.
They caught up to him a second time.
A second Taser was also ineffective and the man pulled a second knife.
It took several officers to arrest him.
On the way to the hospital, the man stopped breathing in the ambulance and died.
Press Release
On January 22, 2022, at 8:27 p.m., Officers were dispatched to 949 S. Grant, Casey’s, in reference to a check person call. Officers arrived on scene and contacted two males rummaging through the trash dumpster on the parking lot.
Officers discovered one of the men had an outstanding warrant. He was placed under arrest but immediately resisted when Officers attempted to place him in handcuffs. During the struggle, an Officer deployed their Taser, but it was ineffective. The man then produced a knife, but the Officers were able to knock it away from him.
The man escaped their grasp and ran northbound on Grant. Officers chased him on foot, caught him, and attempted a second Taser deployment, but it was ineffective. Officers continued to struggle with the man, and he attempted to pull a second knife from his waistband. Additional Officers arrived on scene to assist, and he was finally subdued and taken into custody.
Prior to being booked into the jail, the man was transported by ambulance to a local hospital to be medically cleared. While enroute to the hospital, the man stopped breathing and paramedics began CPR. However, those efforts were not successful, and he died at the hospital.
Officers are attempting to identify next of kin to notify them of his death.
