Hartman v. Bowles

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION JAMES HARTMAN, et al., ) ) Plaintiff(s), ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:19-cv-02963 SRC ) BEARY BOWLES, ) ) Defendant(s). ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER I. BACKGROUND The police charged Plaintiffs, brothers James1 and Ryan Hartman, with the early-morning shooting of a prominent fire-captain and his companion. Defendant Beary Bowles, a detective, investigated the shooting, but as was later learned, exonerating evidence cleared the Hartmans. The prosecution eventually dropped the charges, and the Hartmans now seek redress from Bowles,…