infoOhio man arrested for murder, found living with girlfriend above state legislator’s garage

Ohio man arrested for murder, found living with girlfriend above state legislator\u00e2\u0080\u0099s garage

Columbus police, with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service, arrested Cameron J. Bowen, 24, of Westerville, without incident around 11:25 a.m. in the garage apartment behind the home of state Rep. Kristin Boggs in the 800 block of Hamlet Street in Italian Village.

According to Columbus police, Bowen's girlfriend, 21-year-old Iris Green, works for Boggs and had been living in the garage apartment as part of her compensation for providing child care for the Boggs family. Green has been charged with obstructing official business.

Rep. Boggs released the following statement:

My husband and I are very shaken by the experience this morning and shocked by the information that was shared with us by law enforcement about the boyfriend of our childcare provider.

In the spring, our family along with so many others had to unexpectedly find childcare during the stay-at-home orders. We did our research and made a hire that came highly recommended. As part of her compensation, we provided her with an apartment above our detached garage with its own address and separate entrance. The person she was seeing never spent any time around us or our children.

We are thankful for the Columbus Police Department\u00e2\u0080\u0099s handling of this situation and will continue to cooperate however we can in their investigation.\u00e2\u0080\u009d