A Bowling Green man facing murder and other charges in connection with the death of his daughter is waiting to undergo a psychiatric evaluation while in custody, his attorney said.

Damian R. Bowden, 51, made a brief appearance Monday in Warren Circuit Court with his court-appointed lawyer, Eric Clark of the Department of Public Advocacy.

Bowden is accused of killing Daquanna Bowden, 30, of Bowling Green, at his residence in Payton Landing Apartments on Scottsville Road.

Police found Daquanna Bowden’s body in the bathroom on Sept. 9, 2022, and an autopsy showed that she had received multiple stab wounds.

Damian Bowden was arrested Oct. 12, 2022, at a homeless shelter in Nashville, and a grand jury indicted him on charges of murder, abuse of a corpse, theft by unlawful taking (more than $10,000 but less than $1 million), theft by unlawful taking (more than $1,000 but less than $10,000) and tampering with physical evidence.

In court on Monday, Clark said that Bowden’s evaluation is pending available space at the Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Facility.

A psychiatric evaluation is often conducted when there are questions about a defendant’s competency.

Warren Circuit Judge J.B. Hines set Bowden’s next court appearance for Jan. 27.

Daquanna Bowden’s death was investigated by the Warren County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies had previously been called to Damian Bowden’s apartment on Aug. 23, 2022, regarding a domestic dispute.

The investigation led to Damian Bowden’s arrest on a fourth-degree assault charge, to which Bowden pleaded guilty and served five days in jail.

Bowden was released from jail on Aug. 27, 2022, and according to prior court testimony, surveillance footage from the apartment complex showed him leaving in his daughter’s 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan SUV.

Damian Bowden’s cellphone pinged to cell towers at Greenwood Lane, Shive Lane and Campbell Lane later that morning, and video footage captured him entering and exiting a Walmart that morning as well, according to prior testimony from WCSO Detective Vedad Hadzikadunic.

From there, the cellphone pinged off towers in Cross Plains, Tennessee, and Nashville on that afternoon.

Daquanna Bowden’s SUV was found unoccupied in Nashville on Sept. 23, 2022, and brought to Bowling Green.

WCSO detectives executing a search warrant for the vehicle found Damian Bowden’s phone, ID, apartment key, medications and wallet, as well as Daquanna Bowden’s ID, Hadzikadunic said while testifying at a preliminary hearing shortly after Damian Bowden’s arrest.

Detectives also seized two knives from the apartment and found Daquanna Bowden’s purse and phone there. A backpack containing about $10,000 was also found in the SUV, the warrant said.