AURORA | A man accused of murdering his girlfriend told police he stayed in the apartment with the woman’s corpse for several days after stabbing her to death, according to court documents.
Charles Bowman Anthony III, 36, told police he had fantasies about hurting people before he killed Jessica Lyn Reese, 29, and that he was schizophrenic and has bipolar disorder.
Police found Reese’s body Feb. 9 inside an apartment at 14434 E. First Drive after they went there with Anthony’s father to check on Anthony’s welfare. The father said he had not heard from his son for several days.
When police arrived, they found Reese dead in the kitchen and said the home smelled like the body had been decomposing for some time, according to the affidavit.
Anthony initially refused to follow officers’ commands and was arrested only after police used a Taser on him.
He was later booked into the Arapahoe County Jail on a charge of first-degree murder and is being held without bond. He is due in court Tuesday, Feb. 16.
During an interview after his arrest, Bowman told police he last saw Reese about four days before officers arrived at his home. He told them that after the slaying he left the home several times because it was too quiet there.
He told police he was on medication for schizophrenia but hadn’t taken it for about 18 months and hadn’t visited a doctor in six months.
Anthony told police he didn’t feel remorse for the slaying and said he had been holding in thoughts about hurting people but those just “fell by the wayside.”
Reese’s family set up a fundraising page to cover the costs of her funeral.