After serving time in jail for killing his mother and brother, a 45-year-old man was arrested this week for allegedly killing two people, shooting at a third, and setting a house on fire.
A statement claims that the Elizabethtown Fire Department responded to a residential fire in the 500 block of Hennon Lane on Wednesday, October 30, shortly before five in the morning. Firefighters reportedly found two dead people inside the house when they arrived.
The victims were Blake France, 41, and Anthony Garrett, 43, according to the Elizabethtown Police Department.
After the fire, police said, witnesses saw a gold pickup truck driving away, which investigators determined had been set on purpose. After locating the pickup truck at a nearby motel, officers were able to collect security footage showing a man, Dustin Caudill, exiting the vehicle brandishing a revolver.
When police investigated Caudill’s room, they found the victims’ personal belongings. After being taken into custody, Caudill allegedly admitted to killing France and Garrett and shooting a third party.
According to reports, Caudill disposed of the victims’ wallets in a garbage container at a petrol station.
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On suspicion of first-degree arson, two counts of murder, tampering with physical evidence, possession of a pistol by a convicted felon, first-degree robbery, and first-degree wanton endangerment, authorities detained Caudill and checked him into the Hardin County Jail.
According to WKLY-TV, After shooting his 10-year-old brother dead during a fight and then killing his mother when she returned home, Caudill was taken into custody in 1994. At the moment, he was fifteen years old. In April 2020, Caudill was granted parole after serving 24 years in prison. According to reports, he broke his parole and was reincarcerated from May 2023 to July 2024.
