DARYON BOWDRY PLEADS GUILTY TO 9½ YEARS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY
Marsha L. Cascio-Hale, Jackson County State’s Attorney, announced today that Daryon Bowdry, 18, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, pled guilty to Attempted Armed Robbery and was sentenced to 9½ years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
On November 21, 2025, the Carbondale Police Department responded to South Graham Street in Carbondale, Illinois, regarding a shooting. Upon arrival, officers were directed to an individual who had been shot. That individual was identified as Davyon Bowdry, the defendant’s brother. Pursuant to the information gained during the investigation, the defendant, identified as Daryon D. Bowdry, a juvenile, and Keonte Bond were detained for further investigation.
Officers then spoke with the occupant of the apartment where the incident occurred. The occupant stated he was the one who shot the defendant’s brother. He revealed that the night before, the defendant, the defendant’s brother, and some others had been hanging out at his apartment. Around 2:30 a.m. on November 21, the occupant stated he went to his room to sleep.
Approximately five minutes later, the defendant, Daryon D. Bowdry, and his brother entered the occupant’s room, pointed a firearm at him, and demanded property from him. The property the defendant was trying to take from the occupant was a firearm the occupant legally owned. The defendant and his brother stated, “Give me your gun or I will shoot you.” The occupant denied the demands. In response to the refusal, the defendant and his brother began hitting him in the head with the gun they had brought with them. With two people beating the occupant, the brothers being armed with a firearm, and the threat that was made, the occupant acted in self-defense and fired two shots, which subsequently hit the defendant’s brother. The physical evidence located and documented by the officers corroborated the occupant’s recollection of events.
After the incident had occurred, but before police arrived, the defendant was seen on video entering a residence on East College Street while clutching what appears to be a handgun, and then leaving the residence without that item. He then returned to the scene of the incident.
The investigation was led by the Carbondale Police Department. The prosecution was led by Assistant State’s Attorney Sophia Allen. ASA Allen explained that violence like this will not be tolerated and is taken seriously, and further explained that based on the evidence, the occupant was within his right to protect himself from the deadly threats made by the armed defendant.
“Vigorous prosecution is just one of the ways we decrease gun violence in our community.”
— State’s Attorney Marsha Cascio-Hale
“Carbondale Police Department, with their fine investigation, and ASA Allen’s diligence in presentation of a strong case, ensure that our community can feel safer in their homes and in our area.” — State’s Attorney Marsha Cascio-Hale
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