(Carroll County, IN) - A judge has turned the tables on Richard Allen, the man accused of killing two teenagers in Delphi in 2017, by denying his prison transfer.

 

Allen has been housed in La Porte County at the Westville Correctional Facility. As a high-profile suspect, he was incarcerated there for safekeeping. However, Allen’s attorneys argued that the location was detrimental to his health and impeded his defense, and they moved to have him transferred.

 

In April Special Judge Fran Gull granted permission for Allen to be moved, but there is no record of a transfer taking place.

 

Then on Wednesday, in light of further evidence, Gull reversed course. "The evidence presented at the hearing," she wrote, "did not support many of the allegations advanced by defendant counsel. In fact, the evidence presented demonstrated that the Defendant is treated more favorably than other inmates housed at the Westville Correctional Facility."

 

The order seemed to leave the matter of Allen's transfer up to correctional authorities. "If the Department of Correction believes a facility other than Westville is more appropriate, or more convenient for Counsel," Gull wrote, "the Court is confident that the Department of Correction will move the defendant accordingly."

 

Allen has been held in Westville since November. His jury trial is currently scheduled for January 8.