Kimberly Annette Bowman testifies as Marlon Duane Kiser listens
The mother of slain deputy Donald Bond
Marlon Duane Kiser waves goodby to family members
A woman testified Monday in Hamilton County Criminal Court that it was Mike Chattin - and not his roommate Marlon Duane Kiser - who killed County Deputy Donald Bond at a produce stand in East Brainerd in 2001.
Kimberly Annette Bowman called Kiser, who is in the middle of an extended post-conviction hearing, "an innocent man." She said, "I've had this burden on me all these years." She said it partly was the cause for a stroke in 2008 that initially left her paralyzed on one side and unable to speak.
The witness said she did not tell the truth when she testified at the trial in 2003 in which Kiser was convicted in the officer slaying.
She told Judge Don Poole that it has been on her conscience ever since, including for the decade she spent in federal prison on meth charges.
Ms. Bowman said prior to the officer slaying that Chattin, who has since died, was concerned that his wife, Tina, was having an affair. She said he first said it was with a Sonic employee, then later said it was with a police officer.
She said soon after the Bond slaying that Chattin came hurrying up to her, rubbing his hands. She said she asked, "My God, Mike, what's wrong with you?"
The witness said Chattin said, "I shot that --- --- police officer."
She said Chattin went in to talk to her live-in boyfriend at the time, Greg Drake. She said they went out on the porch, but she could hear because she turned up their intercom system. She said she heard Chattin say, "I got rid of that --- --- police officer. I shot him."
Ms. Bowman said she was at the Walmart parking lot on Highway 153 soon after the Bond slaying when "a horrible-looking, big motorcycle dude" confronted her. She said he told her that she and her kids would be killed in she told on Chattin.
She said she only met Kiser one time and he "was very sweet and polite."
Under questioning by District Attorney Neal Pinkston, Ms. Bowman said she was heavy into crystal meth at the time of her dealings with Chattin. She said she would snort it 5-6 times a day. She said meth makes you feel good and energetic, but also makes you paranoid.
She said it can also mess up your memory, but she said she can still recall "traumatic" events.
Attorney Mike Anderson said he was representing Kiser in a federal lawsuit against three police officers who allegedly beat him up, and he said it appeared that Kiser might win the case. The attorney said, "He was thinking he was going to get hundreds of thousands of dollars."
He said during depositions when Kiser was in the room with the three officers "he was nicer that probably I would have been."
Attorney Anderson said there was a voluntary dismissal of the case after Kiser was charged in the Bond slaying.
Among those in the audience was the mother of Donald Bond.