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An Elizabethtown man who faces Murder and Arson charges in relation to an October 2024 double homicide was back in court Tuesday morning.
Dustin M. Caudill appeared with counsel before Hardin Circuit Judge Larry Ashlock at the Hardin County Justice Center for a pre-trial conference. Caudill’s defense asked Ashlock to approve an order asking the Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center to release prior evaluation documentation on Caudill to an expert for review. Caudill’s original trial date was set for January 12, 2026, but the trial was continued in order for the defense to investigate Caudill’s mental health issues and eligibility for trial. Ashlock said he would sign the order, with defense noting that raw data from the KCPC must be given to an expert rather than the defense or the Commonwealth.
Caudill’s new trial date was scheduled for June 8, 2026. The prosecution requested a date earlier in the year, but Caudill’s defense said given the nature of the case they didn’t think they could be ready by the early months. The defense attorneys also asked Ashlock to schedule around other capital cases they have been assigned to. The final pre-trial conference was scheduled for June 2.
Caudill faces multiple charges after he allegedly shot and killed 41-year-old Blake France of Greenville and 43-year-old Anthony Garrett of Elizabethtown and then set fire to the Henon Lane residence they were in on October 30, 2024. He remains incarcerated at the Hardin County Detention Center.
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