CHICAGO (STNG) -- Bond was set at $600,000 Tuesday for a 58-year-old woman charged with fatally shooting her long-time live-in boyfriend during a Sunday morning dispute over pornography in their South Side home.
Jeanette Strowder is charged with the murder of Jesse Martin, Chicago Police said Monday. She appeared Tuesday before Cook County Criminal Court Associate Judge Raymond Myles, who set bond at $600,000, according to Cook County State’s Attorney’s office spokesman Andy Conklin.
Conklin citing court records, said Strowder gave a videotaped confession.
Strowder and Martin dated for the last 16 years and lived together for the past two at 5357 S. Shields Ave., Conklin said, citing court records.
On Sunday morning, Strowder allegedly found at least one CD with nude photos of women and confronted Martin in their home about 10 a.m. She then allegedly got a gun and shot him multiple times, including twice in the head, according to prosecutors. The 54-year-old man was later pronounced dead on the scene, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said.
Strowder then allegedly smashed the windshields of both Martin’s motorcycle and car, and scratched the nickname of one of the women in the pictures onto the vehicle.
She then allegedly called Martin’s daughter and told her something had happened, Conklin said, citing court records. When police arrived, Strowder was sitting in a chair in the yard with a gun, which she pointed at herself, then at police and then herself again before dropping it, according to court records.
Police recovered a .357 revolver with six expended shells, according to court records. Strowder has no criminal history, Conklin said.
Strowder’s preliminary hearing was set for Oct.22 during the noon call in Violence Court (Br. 66).
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