(Carroll County, IN) - A motion to transfer Richard Allen out of Westville Correctional Facility has been granted.

 

Allen stands accused of murdering teenagers Abigail Williams and Liberty German in February of 2017. Allen has been incarcerated at Westville since early November. Authorities said it was for his own safety.

 

However, Allen’s attorneys say his physical and mental condition has suffered from being cooped up in a cell about the size of a dog kennel. Last week they filed an emergency motion to have Allen transferred, citing a number of hardships affecting Allen’s health and legal defense.

 

On Friday, Judge Frances Gull approved the request, authorizing authorities “to move the Defendant within the Department of Correction to accommodate his medical and physical needs pursuant to medical directives by the Department of Correction physicians, psychiatrists or psychologists.”

 

Allen’s attorneys have sought to have him moved to a facility in Cass County, closer to family and his defenders. However, the actual location has not been revealed.

 

Allen’s next court date is June 15th for a bail review hearing.