The husband of Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen has been arrested and charged with her murder, according to court records and police reports.
Stephen Bowen, 40, was taken into custody on Wednesday after officers found Metayer Bowen, 38, dead inside their home on the 800 block of Northwest 127th Avenue during a well-being check. He faces charges of premeditated murder and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. At a first-appearance hearing Thursday morning, a judge ordered Bowen held without bond at the Broward County Main Jail.
Police said there are no other suspects, and Chief Brad Mock stressed there is no threat to the public. The cause of Metayer Bowen’s death has not been released.
Metayer Bowen was Coral Springs’ first Black and Haitian-American woman elected to the city commission. She was first elected in 2020, re-elected in 2024, and appointed to a second term as vice mayor last November. She was an environmental scientist and formerly served on the Broward County Soil and Water Conservation District.
Her family shared a statement on social media Wednesday evening, describing her as a leader “with integrity, compassion, and an unwavering sense of purpose” who “believed in bringing people together, listening to those she served, and working tirelessly to create positive change in her community.”
Stephen Bowen, who was listed as chief operating officer of the nonprofit Men of St. Luke Inc., has no significant criminal history in Broward County outside of two misdemeanor drug arrests that were declined for prosecution. Social media posts from the couple show them celebrating their relationship, including wedding and anniversary photos. Nancy hinted on social media that her husband was of Jamaican heritage. One of the last photos of the couple posted publicly on her Instagram page showed the couple at J’Ouvert in Lauderhill, celebrating their Caribbean roots.
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The couple had been married since 2022. According to sources, Nancy had intended to run for Congress in Florida.
Authorities have not released additional details about the circumstances leading up to her death.
