From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM – A Gardendale man who was arrested in March for beating his girlfriend to death has been indicted by a grand jury for intentional murder.
The 16-member Jefferson County grand jury issued an indictment on July 27 for Jon Rodney Bowden, 41, for an intentional murder charge and found that Bowden “intentionally caused the death of [Therese Lynn “Terri”] Miller by beating her with a metal baseball bat in violation of §13-A-6-2 (a)(1).”
Miller’s body was discovered on March 18 by Gardendale police after receiving a call from a concerned family member. A police officer was flagged down in the 400 block of Greenwood Avenue at approximately 5:30 p.m. on March 18. When the officers made an entry into the residence, they discovered Miller, who was pronounced dead on the scene.
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Bowden was arrested off Georgia Road and Oporto Madrid Blvd. in March while walking the railroad tracks. Police later took him into custody with the help of the Birmingham Police Department and a K9 officer and has been jailed since March 21.
Bail has been set for Bowden for $250,000.