Bowie Man Arrested After Incident at Gas Station

An incident with a Bowie man under the influence of drugs at a gas station took police on chase after several attempts to arrest him.

Bowie Police were called to the in the 6000 block of Highbridge Road just before 6 p.m. on July 7 after 21-year-old Nnamdi Ewii got in a customer’s car and refused to get out, according to Bowie Police Chief John Nesky.

Before police arrived, the man moved inside the gas station and sat down. According to the police report the man was “speaking incoherently in a low tone” when officers approached him, and then became aggressive and combative towards officers on the scene.

After several warnings, police shot Ewii with a taser, but it had no effect on the man and he ran out of the store. Police followed and shot Ewii a second time with the taser without any results.

The officers continued to chase Ewii until he ran into a nearby marshy area and police were able to establish a perimeter. As the man came out, he again tried to attack an officer, forcing police to spray him in the face with pepper spray and put him under arrest.

Nnamdi was treated at the Bowie Health Center for minor injuries, where it was also confirmed he had taken PCP. He was charged with attempted carjacking, attempted robbery and assault on a police officer.