MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — An Oklahoma man faces charges after the Maryville Police Department say he stole medical equipment from an East Tennessee hospital.
Troy Bowen was charged with theft of property over $250,000. According to the affidavit, he stole endoscopes from Prisma Health Blount Memorial Hospital in May 2025. The affidavit claims that he then sold the scopes to a medical refurbishment company.
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Bowen was arrested in August and his bail set at $250,000. His case was bound over to a grand jury after a preliminary hearing on Oct. 31.
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