Trial set for man accused of killing woman in Murfreesboro apartment

A trial date has been set for the man who is accused of killing a 22-year-old woman inside her Murfreesboro apartment in 2015.

A judge decided Thursday that Brandon Bowling’s trial will begin June 19.

Bowling is charged with first-degree murder in connection to Heather Maples’ death.

Maples, originally from Texas, also worked at the apartment complex where she lived.A friend found the 22-year-old woman dead inside her Cove of Center Point apartment in August 2015.

Bowling is being held in the Rutherford County jail on a $1 million bond.

At the time of his arrest, Bowling was a senior at Middle Tennessee State University.

Courtesy of WKRN Nashville’s News 2