A $200,000 full cash bond has been set for Matthew Adams, an Owensboro man accused of murder in the 2018 strangulation death of Erica Owen. A motion to release Adams from jail due to COVID-19 was denied Thursday by a Circuit Court judge.
Previously, no bond had been set for Adams. The motion states Adams has asthma, a condition that makes him more vulnerable to COVID-19.
He is charged for the murder of 25-year-old Owen, who was found dead in her home on July 3, 2018. Owen’s cause of death was strangulation.
Adams is currently being held at the Daviess County Detention Center for charges of first-degree murder, first-degree burglary, probation violation for a felony offense, theft of an automobile, violation of a Kentucky emergency protection order or domestic violence order, first-degree criminal mischief, and two counts of tampering with physical evidence.
Daviess Commonwealth’s Attorney Bruce Kuegel has filed a motion to seek the death penalty in the case.
Adams is due back in court on June 25 at 2 p.m.
