Florida Man To Die In Prison For 2023 Teen Slaying

Florida Man To Die In Prison For 2023 Teen Slaying

After nearly two years, the family and friends of Coyoete Kathren Cheyenne Turner have found a measure of closure as John Leonard Bowen Jr., 48, was sentenced to life in prison for her 2023 murder. Columbia County Circuit Judge Melissa Olin handed down the sentence on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, after finding Bowen guilty of […] Florida Man To Die In Prison For 2023 Teen Slaying

Man receives life sentence for 2023 murder of Lake City teen

ShutterstockJohn Bowen Jr. killed 18-year-old Coyoete Katherine Cheyenne Turner.

Man Sentenced to Life for 2023 Murder of 18-Year-Old Woman in Lake City - Jacksonville Legal Notice

On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, Columbia County Circuit Judge Melissa Olin sentenced 49-year-old John Leonard Bowen, Jr. to life in prison after finding him guilty of Second-Degree Murder in the death of 18-year-old Coyoete Kathren Cheyenne Turner. Bowen also pled to a charge of Tampering with Evidence and received an additional 23.1-year sentence, to be served consecutively. The case began on September 3, 2023, when deputies from the Columbia Coun…