A Loma Portal man who was shot by police after he displayed a knife has been accepted into a mental health diversion program.
\nThe case against Ryan Anthony Bowers, 26, will be dismissed if he completes a two-year program, said Deputy District Attorney Melissa Mack.
\nBowers is charged with exhibiting a deadly weapon to police, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting arrest in the Jan. 3, 2019, incident in the 3100 block of Cauby Street.
\nBowers has attended hearings with a San Diego Superior Court judge in January and February and has a third one later this month. The District Attorney\u2019s office did not oppose Bowers entering into a mental health diversion program.
\n“He\u2019ll be closely monitored,” said Deputy District Attorney Melissa Mack, who described Bowers as a suitable candidate for the program.
\nMack told Judge Margie Woods that Bowers is making progress. She said he was in compliance.
\nA police officer previously testified he shot Bowers after he drew a knife. Bowers\u2019 parents had called 911 when he had threatened to cut his throat. Three police officers responded and the parents let them inside, but Bowers moved towards them while displaying a knife around 9:50 p.m. in an apartment on Cauby Street, which is south of Midway Drive and west of Rosecrans Street.
\nOfficer Matthew Steinbach testified in the Aug. 9 preliminary hearing that he fired two shots as Bowers approached him holding a paring knife. He said he fired in self-defense as Bowers approached him and refused to comply with a command to drop the knife. Bowers was wounded in the torso and rushed to a hospital. His injuries were initially life-threatening, but he recovered. A police radio dispatcher\u2019s voice was played in the preliminary hearing with the dispatcher saying the man was reported to have bipolar disorder. He remains free on his own recognizance.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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