The attorney for John Bowlen, the 29-year-old son of Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, was given more time to review Bowlen’s domestic violence case at a Friday morning pretrial conference in Arapahoe County District Court.
Bowlen, dressed in a suit and tie and accompanied by attorney Harvey Steinberg, appeared before Judge Darren Vahle.
Steinberg on Friday had requested 10 days to continue evaluating the case. Bowlen and his attorney are now scheduled to appear in court again at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 24.
Bowlen was arrested in June after he .
Bowlen’s girlfriend told investigators he had made comments about killing someone and was under the influence of “whippets” — nitrous oxide — and alcohol. She said she had been dating him for about 10 months during which there were “previous incidences of verbal abuse,” a warrant said.
The Broncos placed Bowlen, a marketing employee, on an indefinite leave of absence.
, prompting the dispatcher to call back.
Bowlen then answered the phone and said repeatedly that “everything is fine” and that his girlfriend was leaving.
“She has had seven beers,” Bowlen responded. “She is 95 pounds, and she is being picked up by another male who she works out with. She is fine, and she is trying to cause a problem. As the blood of the city, I’m telling you right now, nothing is wrong. She is leaving my house.”
Bowlen went on to assure the dispatcher that he was sober and had “done nothing wrong.”
“I’m a man of the city, a friend of the mayor, and everybody knows exactly who I am,” he said. “I’ve been going through a lot because I’ve been taking care of my dad.”
Soon after he hung up, Bowlen was arrested on suspicion of two Class 3 misdemeanors of third-degree assault and harassment.
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