The chaplain of the University of Oklahoma, Kent Bowles, was arrested Wednesday on charges of possession of a controlled and dangerous substance, larceny, concealment of stolen property and obtain cash, or merchandise by bogus check or false pretenses after he allegedly lured a man from his house with the offer of a free test drive on a vehicle for an alleged fund-raising event.
According to police Bowles, tricked the man and then stole prescription medication, via NewsOK.
Norman police were called about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday to a disturbance in the 2000 block of Morning Dew Trail and entered a house after hearing sounds of distress.
Inside, they found the resident and Bowles. When officers asked Bowles if he had anything concealed on him, Bowles admitted that he had taken pills from the home.
The officer retrieved several types of pills from Bowles’ pockets, including Oxycodone and Hydrocodone.
Bowles, who identified himself to police as an FCA representative, explained that he was at the home because the owner had agreed to test drive a GMC vehicle as part of a fund-raising event for the organization. Bowles claimed that for every 100 test drives, the Ferguson GMC dealership would make a donation to the FCA.
To make matters worse, the fundraising event didn’t even exist according to a Ferguson GMC dealership. Bowles volunteered to stay in the man’s home during the test drive and the resident’s wife monitored Bowles via security camera footage and spotted him wandering through the home.
Bowles has since posted a $5,000 bail and was released later that Wednesday.