CRESTVIEW — Former Okaloosa County special education teacher Marlynn Stillions' request to be released on bond while the appeal of her seven-year sentence for child abuse is pending was denied Thursday. Circuit Court Judge Michael Flowers sat through about 90 minutes of testimony and arguments for and against setting a bond for Stillions, but didn't hesitate to rule once all of the evidence had been presented. "This well-drafted motion to set bond is respectfully denied," Flowers said. Glenn Swiatek, Stillions' attorney, had asked the judge to consider setting a bond while the First District Court of Appeals pondered four "fairly debatable" possible errors committed by the prosecution or the court during his client's trial...
