Mike Lowrey, far left, and Bo Rupert, far right, are seated before Lewis County District Court Judge Wade Samuelson.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – A Centralia police officer is seeking an anti-harassment order against a 20-year-old local man, who has been calling him crooked and corrupt on social media.
“He posted pictures of my family on Instagram, after he posted I should be executed,” Officer Michael Lowrey said.
“I think he’s taken it too far.”
Twenty-year-old Bo D. Rupert is currently prohibited from contacting Lowrey or Lowrey’s four children, based on a temporary court order put in place last month.
The two men have gone before a judge in Lewis County DIstrict Court twice, but an anti-harassment hearing has not yet been conducted because Rupert requested the two different judges remove themselves from the case.
Bo Rupert
Rupert contends Lowrey has, while on duty, taken part in stopping him from videotaping public employees, unlawfully demanded his identification, and on various occasions when their paths have crossed in public, called him vulgar names.
The final straw, according to Rupert, was a day in which he claims Lowrey got a teenager banned from a local business, after the teen told the officer he wanted to speak with his uncle, and said his uncle was Rupert.
“Pretty much I had all I was going to take off him, after that,” Rupert said. “My pictures on Instagram and the amount of worry it made him feel, measured up to nothing compared to how I felt about my nephew.”
Lowrey, who has been a Centralia police officer for about 15 years, is making the request as a private citizen, his lawyer Shane O’Rourke said after the most recent hearing, held Monday morning in Lewis County District Court in Chehalis.
Michael Lowrey
O’Rourke said his client is aware that as a public servant, he has to tolerate a certain level of unpleasantness from some members of the public.
“Mr. Rupert is well known for engaging in a particular type of behavior,” he said. “His attempts to antagonize go beyond what you deal with on a day to day basis.”
O’Rourke said police officers are still, first and foremost, citizens and don’t have to be subjected to that.
It is a rare and unusual occurrence, as far as he’s aware, O’Rourke said, for a police officer to ask for such a court order.
The temporary order allows for contact between the two for legitimate police business, he said.
Court documents show the 42-year-old officer made the formal request on Feb. 13. A temporary order was put in place the same day, but did not require Rupert to stay 1,000 feet away, as requested.
Lowrey checked boxes on the petition for order for protection from harassment and stalking form indicating Rupert’s ongoing behavior caused him to feel seriously alarmed, annoyed or emotional distressed.
Lowrey said on Monday it’s not getting videotaped on the job that’s bothering him. He wrote in his request that with the current backlash against law enforcement, he believes it endangers his family when Rupert posts photos of him, off duty, with his young daughter, along with comments that he is corrupt.
In a declaration in support of Lowrey’s petition, Centralia police Sgt. Stacy Denham writes that in his career of more than 20 years, he’s dealt with all kinds of individuals who don’t like police, and go out of their way to discredit officers simply for entertainment.
“All of these individuals pale in comparison to Bo Rupert,” Denham writes.
He notes Rupert’s numerous convictions for false reporting, calling it an incredible addiction to trying to get others in trouble. He writes that Rupert’s new means of attack is to follow officers around and videotape them, berating them with profanities in an attempt to get a rise out of them.
Denham described Rupert’s activities as escalating into yelling at Centralia Police Department staff through the glass and calling all officers inside a laundry list of unacceptable slurs.
Among the screenshots from social media in the petition is a Facebook post by Rupert in which he wrote:
“The police must be returned to their original purpose to protect and serve WE THE PEOPLE, any that are not and refuse to do so should be executed for treason!!!!!!! Starting with Mike Lowrey, Sgt. Stacey Denham, and Phillip Reynolds”
Rupert, who said he lives part time in Chehalis and part time in Centralia, says he’s a volunteer for a police accountability group called “Peaceful Streets Lewis County”, the local chapter of a national organization which video records police officers and other government employees while they perform their public duties.
In his general affidavit submitted in response to the case, Rupert writes that he usually picks two nights each week to film, listens for calls over a police radio scanner and arrives on scene staying a safe distance away. He states he also often advises people of their rights and records the interactions.
He claims in writing an instance outside the Centralia library in which Lowrey called him a name, stepped out of his patrol car and said if there were not people around, he would “kick his (blank) ass.”
“It was that moment when I decided from then on I was going to expose his corruption and the content of his character,” Rupert wrote.
In an interview after Monday’s hearing, Rupert acknowledged the Facebook post, paraphrasing it from memory to say, “I wrote to a Facebook status ‘Treasonous officers who create insurrection against the constitution should be executed,’ and I named the officers doing that.”
“I never said I was gonna pickup a gun and shoot Officer Lowrey,” he said.
Rupert said if Lowrey is successful in getting the temporary order made more permanent, he will appeal, because it could have other consequences.
“You can bet I’m not going to let someone use the court system, the legal system, to abuse and oppress people,” he said.
The anti-harassment order hearing is scheduled for March 30, when a pro-tem judge both sides agree upon is to be brought in.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
“There is a gang of police in lcso who beat male criminals and rape the women…”
Proof?
Im am the Giant still just changed my handle
Sleeping giant is right about a few things and I’m glad he shares them. There is a gang of police in lcso who beat male criminals and rape the women….oh but they have a shiny gold star badge so its okay. Meanwhile “criminal thugs” and “tweekers” catch the bad wrap on the sirens and in the chronical in general due to censorship. When will mike and the others be called to justice for their crimes. They choose the labeled criminals to victimize and PERMANENTLY traumatize because no one will believe a drug addict over a civil servant. Even if their the EVIL ones responsible for tormenting souls (literally) I do wish people would fight back but they have already won in lewis county.Watch this get censored too.
Is it possible, that what you said was either not worth printing, or perhaps such a bias rant as to render it unsuitable for public viewing?
As far as who she thinks she is, she is the owner of this News Forum.
Quit censoring and just post my comment already. What are you the opinion police? Freedom of speech bother you or something? Its been like a month.
If the police are so corrupt , why is Mr Rupert representIng you clowns ?can’t find anybod with credentials .
o in
In all fairness “Free Air” (Ironic that you call yourself Free Air in the country that locks up more of it’s citizens than any other country in the world for non-violent and victimless crimes), the post you compared to an “ISIS recruiting video” (which I’m sure you spend most of your time watching them on YouTube), is more similar to the writings of Thomas Paine or Benjamin Franklin. But I wouldn’t expect you to know who those people are or what their writing styles were like. Afterall, you’re too busy fighting ISIS and watching ‘recruiting videos’. Good luck to you and God Bless.
Since when does ISIS talk about protecting American Citizens from police corruption?
If it’s true, then SIGN ME UP!!!! If our own government can’t control this gang of thugs, then maybe ISIS can!!!
“Many Patriots will die in this battle, some will suffer at the hands of this tyranny for decades. But like all things that have come before us, it will pass.”
Good Grief!
This reads more like something from an ISIS Recruiting Video than some local Handler.
Thank you Bo, and I say this from the bottom of my heart. For every person that has something negative to say about you, there are 10 more that support you and respect your position in the Patriot Movement. I am just in aw at the way you are handling yourself while dealing with this Gang of Police Criminals. The fact that you are putting your life on the line for other scared members of the community has re-ignited my blown out flame. At this very moment We The People are in a prime position to overthrow the corrupt criminals that have infiltrated the public positions offered by the Tax payers of Centralia. In fact the word on the street has always been the name Mike Lowery, but the victims that have been traumatized by these Police Gang members are afraid to come forward and testify about the crimes that have been committed against them. So I applaud you Bo and thousands of Centralians are cheering for you on the sidelines in this war against police corruption. The rabbit hole runs deep and has many turns and passages that make up this city’s organized gang of public officials. Winning the war on this type of crime against our American Homeland takes every single Patriot to band together as one. Police Criminals all over the Country are being exposed one by one as the Movement of Patriotism grows in the hearts and the minds of Men and Woman. Ideas are unstoppable and are the greatest threat to the Police Gang Members that are hiding behind their Plastic Badges. The final outcome of our Society’s need for police accountability will forever be remembered as a war against Terrorism on American Soil. This movement will insure that in the Future of all police uniforms will be nothing more than rags. As a Countryman of the United States it is your Duty to Uphold the Constitution and stand side by side with each and every victim while protecting the freedom of liberty. Many Patriots will die in this battle, some will suffer at the hands of this tyranny for decades. But like all things that have come before us, it will pass. So if you have seen enough of the past and want to change the future, the time has come. Officers Like Mike Lowery are only in power because they have exploited the trust of their positions and are in fact the Devils Helpers. If you think Bo is Crazy or out of context with reality you are wrong. People like this are the backbone of a greater good that cannot be defeated by the evil that lurks in our society’s position of trust. Before you type a single word of doubt, research YouTube and examine the thousands of police brutality videos for yourself. The time has come to police the police. The video camera has become the most powerful weapon that these police evildoers have ever seen. Bo don’t listen to the negative comments, let them roll of your back. Most of the comments are just other members of the Good Ole Boy Club that have a corrupt tradition of crimes against the members of the Community. Please be careful Bo you are at the Helm of a long and dangerous trip. You are a True Patriot and we are everywhere you just need to know where to look.
Bo will be 21 in a few days. He has never held a job. He has always bummed off of his friends. He thinks he is going to get his gun rights back, he thinks he is gong to be a state senator. He is on food stamps and SSI for his eye. Every time something happens he use’s his eye for a excuse. But he goes around and harasses the cops and don’t what their flashlights on him at night time. His troubles are just starting with harassment orders. I hope when he turns 21 he see more of the inside of grey bar hotels. He has stated he wanted to be just like someone else that was shot and killed here in Centralia. The person is his hero after he read about him. He even lived with the person’s family to find out what he could about him.
Rupert is a low life idiot who uses social media and a video camera in an attempt to make himself look like an intelligent concerned citizen, ofcourse anyone that has spoken to this guy for 5 minutes or less can tell he’s a few fries short of a happy meal. Want some free advice rupert? Get a full time job and mind your own damn business
In a land far far a way (Centralia) There was a officer know for his abusive traits and his physical size that was terminated and reinstated more times than I can remember in the 80’s.
No one ever acted the way Bo has, in the past in our community. I will predict that with his ambitions it wouldn’t surprise me if his next tactic weren’t to test the open carry law of our state while interacting aggressively towards our officers. That would finish what might be his life long ambition to get shot by one of our officers.
The good news there would be that we might be heading off a generational crime family problem if he were shot, prior to reproduction. The bad news is that some officer might have to live with having shot an idiot with the charge being stupidity. It’s a toss up.
I have life long friends who wear the badge, it’s a tough job, there are good officers and bad ones. I don’t know anything of this officer, so I can’t speak of him. But involving an officers family has some inherent risks that Bo might not be able collect on after his will is being probated.
It should be remembered that a jury in this county will fairly represent the demographics of our society to say “what would your Grandmother say if she were sitting on a jury reviewing Bo’s actions” or a coroner’s inquest or a law suit filed after he gets shot.
Maybe he should just get a job, and grow up.
Bo hangs out at court house as a hobby , if not ,it’s for his own legal issues .where is your medications and how come he ìs not supervised!
Go Bo…you represent many who have been railroaded and black listed and slandered by law enforcement not recognizing that some of us dont have to keep being treated like a criminal when they have paid their debt to society
Bo…..
Once upon a recent time, you lived in Oklahoma. Go back there and try this same b.s. You would not make it 4 feet before being curb stomped.
You go Bo!!
Bo! You’re bringing innocent kids into this. You’ve publicly advocated the execution of a law enforcement officer. You have a right to record stuff (within limits) but your argument is hurt when you do stuff like this because people are focusing on your actions instead of what you claim Lowrey has done to you and your family. In other words, you lose major points with the very people you’re trying to convince. Seriously, how does that HELP you?
The rear kicker is, if the Cops were just half as crooked as Bo & Co. say they are this would not being handled in a court of law, but on the street.
So far it’s the Cop who has taken the moral high road.
I am sorry if i had my kids in my arms and a man was standing there and talking pictures and saying little snide remarks and being threating I would be trying to figure out how to protect my kids. THe officer has every right to protect his own, and it sounds like this guy is going of the deep end one step at at time ! At least this officer is trying to go through the courts and getting it done. I hope to GOD that we don’t hear about something worse in next weeks news because this idiot jump from the cliff that he is obiously ready to go over, Bo doesn’t care who is there and who hears what is being said even in front of a child. Very Scary !
I did the right thing. Mr.Lowrey bullied my family and hurt them.
“He posted pictures of my family on Instagram, after he posted I should be executed,” Officer Michael Lowrey.
“What a fine and outstanding young man with passion for restoring the constitution.” Whom it may concern.
I have no idea what twisted definition of “fine and outstanding” could possibly be applied to someone who threatens kids and a wife; which is what Bo ended up doing.
This whole thing reminds me of a slow motion train wreck. You see it building up and hope that somehow nobody gets hurt, yet the train keeps coming despite all the warnings to stop. I can only hope Bo’s passion for being a professional victim does not push him to do something violent against a first responder.
Where I a Centralia Cop, I’d be nervous as a cat around anyone who gets a kick out of forcing confrontations. This is starting to sound more like a Martyr complex than simply a concerned citizen overstepping decency for his own kicks.
“Just Me”
That is so very correct.
As this officers own attorney, law enforcement officers are citizens first, and NOT infallible by any stretch of anyone’s imagination. Rupert, also an American citizen, has every right to question the activities and treatment of others by those citizens who happen to be law enforcement. Free Speech is great, until you don’t like what you hear!
Bo Rupert, don’t you have anything better to do with your time?
Simple, move the officer to a meter reader position & slap the kid with 40 hours of community service hours with the new meter reader.
Hasn’t little Lowry heard of freedom of speech. He has harassed his share of people, trust me. It’s hilarious the tables have been turned and he cannot handle it. I agree, leave his family out of it. They have not harassed anyone, but certainly Mike knows he has pulled people over for absolutely no reason which is called profiling. And if there truly was justice, he would already have lost his job.
What a fine and outstanding young man with passion for restoring the constitution. This is the new balancing of the scales. It has been leaning to far towards a police state. This is a perfect example of checks and balances. If you dont like it I hear north korea is taking defectors. The sad part is Ruben will be made an example of sooner or later for using his ‘freedoms’ that we all take for granted when we DONT speak up.
where do i sign up to join “the peaceful streets of lewis county?”
Bo can be quite charming LOL
Eye see what you mean.
I saw this one coming a mile away.
bo rupert is stupid enough to allow himself to be used by others who put him up to these things. most people can’t stand to be around him even. every time he goes to jail they have to figure out where they can house him. if they try to put him in general population the other inmates will injure him. even inmates can’t stand the dude. he has a fake eye that he takes out. when i was a trustee one time he took his eye out and held it up on the shoulder of another inmate when the guy saw it and turned rupert said real loud “i’ve got my eye on you” they had to move him again. there must be a hole in the ground someplace looking for a new occupant.
I agree. Videotaping from a safe distance should be okay since if officers re acting professional they have nothing to fear of being recorded. But knowing how these interactions go Mr. Rupert does not stop there. He goads officers and yells out across to teh interactions. If an officer should turn his attention Mr. Rupert for one second the suspect has a brief advantage time to do something to injure an officer.
Posting pictures of officers children on the web is way overboard and has nothing to do with how an officer is acting.
Mr. Rupert is 20…still a kid and hopefully time to learn.
It’s one thing to be a watchdog recording interactions between police and the public to ensure the public’s rights aren’t violated. I don’t have a problem with that as long as the watchdogs don’t involve themselves directly in that interaction. We’re all aware that not all cops are going to act honestly and respectfully to private citizens. Got that.
On the other hand, how does posting pictures of an officer’s children online promote greater accountability from law enforcement? How does trying to goad cops into an on-camera confrontation serve any of us? Mr. Rupert has not just crossed the line between genuine public watchdog and attention-seeking provocateur, he’s obliterated it.
I’m in no position to comment on Officer Lowrey’s fitness as a policeman but I don’t blame him for wanting to protect himself and his family from this sort of public abuse on social media.
Yep. Providing legal advice without the right credentials may actually be an issue legally.
I agree with you both Free Air and GoodGrief! What a waste of our taxpayer dollars and our valuable resources. Ruperts antics have only proven one thing to me with the few recordings I have seen…our law enforcement officers show a tremendous amount of restraint with dealing with mentally ill members of our community. Also, he wastes so much of the officers time with frivolous actions that he could actually be preventing citizens with legitimate complaints & emergencies from getting help they need. He needs a judicial reminder to respect the RIGHTS of that officer and his family. …and he “advises” others of their rights?? What bar did he pass to give legal advice??
Centralia your doing it wrong. lmfao
Thanks For this Article~ I Pray Officer Lowery and the other Officers can get this Monkey off their backs !
Bo has gone way over the top this time. Exercising your perceived rights, should not cause terror to others.
Free speech and rights against illegal search and seizure are not helped by this sort of behavior. I hope the judge will put some boundaries around this so others are not attracted to the same tactics.