Suspect Who Escaped Custody in 2020 Facing Local Charges After U.S. Deportation

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A man who allegedly escaped from police custody in 2020 and spent almost six years on the run is behind bars.

Tomal Bowe, 34, was captured in St John’s County, Florida last December after leading authorities there on a high-speed chase. He was deported to The Bahamas last week.

Bowe faced harges of escape, rape, armed robbery, burglary, conspiracy to commit armed robbery and receiving when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Ancella Evans.

Bowe allegedly escaped from the Cafmichael Road Police Station on March 1, 2020 while in custody for the offenses.

He pleaded not guilty to the escape charge and denied receiving an 18k gold Presdential Rolex watch on February 27, 2020.

He will stand trial on those charges on July 21.

However, Bowe did not have to enter pleas to the remaining charges, which will be fast-tracked to the Supreme Court with the presentation of a voluntary bill of indictment on June 25.

Prosecutors allege that Bowe raped a 23-year-old woman during a burglary at a home on Marshall Road on January 14, 2020.

The woman and her family were also robbed of a 2014 F-150 truck valued at $35,000 and took a Michael Kors watch and two pairs of tennis shoes.

On February 4, 2020, Bowe allegedly raped a 45-year-old woman during a burglary at her home in Coral Harbor.

McKenzie is accused of forcing his victim to withdraw $4,500 from her bank account and robbing her of jewelry and TVs.

Bowe is also accused of conspiring to rob the Rubis Gas Station on Prince Charles Drive on November 17, 2019.

He’s also accused of conspiring to rob Aliv on Janaury 3, 2020 and receiving $1,500 from the robbery on the same date.