A 24-year-old Chattanooga man who was convicted in a fatal 2012 gang shootout has pleaded guilty to gun charges in U.S. District Court.
Deangelo “D-Low” Bowman, whose 25th birthday is later this week, agreed Tuesday to plead to one count of possession of a firearm or ammunition by a convicted felon. His sentencing hearing is set for June 3.
On the night of Aug. 2, 2015, a Chattanooga police officer noticed a red Honda parked the wrong way on 1118 Overlook Ave., records show. Standing at the driver’s side window, the officer sniffed marijuana and asked Bowman to step out of the car. He handcuffed Bowman, patted him down, then found a silver pistol in his front right pocket.
The officer saw a small amount of marijuana and a digital scale in the center console of the Honda, and a smoked-down marijuana cigar in the ashtray, records show. The officer ran Bowman’s record and learned he was a convicted felon.
Bowman was charged with improper parking, driving on a revoked, suspended, or canceled license, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a firearm with intent to go armed. His next appearance on those state charges is April 4 in front of Hamilton County General Sessions Judge Gary Starnes.