The husband of Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen, whom police found killed at her home Wednesday, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with her death.

Broward Sheriff’s Office records show Stephen Bowen, 40, is booked in the county’s Main Jail, pending charges of premeditated murder and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.

He is being held without bond due to the murder charge. The evidence-tampering charge would otherwise carry a $50,000 bond.

Coral Springs Police Department officers performed a wellness check on Metayer Bowen, 38, at her home at approximately 10:04 a.m.

“Upon arrival, officers discovered a deceased Black female victim within the residence and positively identified her as Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen,” a statement from the Department said.

“Through the preliminary investigation, it was determined the incident was domestic in nature and the husband, Stephen Bowen … is in police custody. At this time there are no additional suspects being sought or threat to the community.”

Sources told Florida Politics there were “multiple gunshots” at the residence. Police have not yet corroborated that information. Coral Springs Police Chief Brad Mock noted at a press conference Wednesday evening that the case remains an active investigation and that the Department was unable to immediately provide additional information.

“I cannot answer any questions,” he told reporters.

Police visited Metayer Bowen’s home after a friend called and couldn’t reach her, one source told Florida Politics. The friend then contacted Bowen, who “sounded suspicious,” prompting the friend to call the police.

Officers then went to the house, located at the 800 block of Northwest 127th Avenue, and found Metayer Bowen dead. They then put out a call for Bowen.

Plantation license plate readers got a hit on Bowen’s car along SR 7/U.S. 441. Shortly thereafter, the Broward Sheriff’s Office apprehended him at the Landmark Towers apartment complex.

Mock thanked the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Fort Lauderdale Police Department and Plantation Police Department “for their assistance in this investigation so far.”

A rising star in the Democratic Party, Metayer Bowen was an environmental scientist by trade who worked mostly public sector jobs before winning a seat on the Broward Soil and Water Conservation District. She won her seat on the Coral Springs Commission in a crowded race in 2020.

Metayer Bowen was the first Black and Haitian American woman elected to the panel. Four years later, she won re-election unopposed.

Prior to those roles, she worked briefly in the office of former U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and ex-President Barack Obama. During the 2024 election cycle, she was tapped first by former President Joe Biden and later by former Vice President Kamala Harris to serve as their presidential campaigns’ Florida Caribbean Vote Director.

In March last year, the Florida Democratic Party named Metayer Bowen its Vice Chair of Haitian American Voter Engagement.

The Metayer family has been beset by tragedy in the past year. In December, Metayer Bowen’s 26-year-old brother, Joshua, died by suicide after a yearslong battle with schizophrenia. He was a survivor of the Feb. 14, 2018, mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Bowen, whom Metayer Bowen married in 2022, is listed on the Florida Division of Corporations website as the Chief Operating Officer of Men of St. Luke, a nonprofit that describes itself as focused “on creating a community for fellowship & discipleship among men who want to live life successfully in the eyes of God.”

Recent events by the organization include a Bible study “huddle” and a steak night on March 7.

Bowen is also a licensed radiology technician. His Instagram account, @KingsB85, features seven posts of him and Metayer Bowen, including two celebrating their anniversary. It also contains several posts showing him with firearms.

In his profile caption, Bowen wrote, “God | Husband | Armed.”

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