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Marinette man headed to trial in Bowerman drowning case

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MARINETTE (NBC 26) — A Marinette man accused of throwing a 13-year-old boy in the Menominee River last summer, leading to the boy's death, is going to trial.

21-year-old Tylor Birch pleaded not guilty Thursday to a reckless homicide charge.

Birch and 16-year-old Peyton Carnot are accused of throwing 13-year-old Jakob Bowerman into the Menominee River in August of 2025. neighbors in Marinette held a vigil to remember him.

Birch remains in custody and will be back in court for a status conference on July 28.