Carl Mott (Bexar County Sheriff”s Office).
On Friday, the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Office reported that Carl Mott received a 70-year prison sentence.
Mott was found guilty of both murder and evidence tampering on January 30, related to the killing of 52-year-old Michael Bowman.
The crime occurred on December 14, 2024, when the then 61-year-old Mott confronted Bowman and his wife at a San Antonio bus stop.
According to the District Attorney’s office, Mott had been involved in a prolonged extramarital affair with Bowman’s wife.
The killer “had been engaged in a long-standing extramarital relationship” with the woman, according to the DA’s office.
After words were exchanged, Mott “approached” Bowman with a knife “and stabbed him in his upper left shoulder,” prosecutors said.
Bowman and his wife went into a nearby restaurant seeking help as he was bleeding heavily, local CBS affiliate KENS reported at the time.
The couple reportedly identified Mott as the attacker and added that he had assaulted Bowman in the past.
The victim eventually died from his injuries.
Mott fled after the stabbing, with surveillance footage capturing him “discarding the knife in bushes near his place of employment approximately 10 minutes after the attack,” authorities said. Law enforcement identified Mott as their suspect and arrested him about 11 hours later.
The knife was found four days after the stabbing.
“This was a senseless act of violence fueled by jealousy that cost a man his life,” Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales said. “Today’s sentence ensures the defendant is held accountable and that justice is delivered for the victim and his family.”
