NEW ALBANY, Ind. (WDRB) — The attorney for the man charged with shooting and killing his father and stepfather Thursday in a southern Indiana home is requesting his client undergo a mental health evaluation.
Easton Goode, 23, appeared in a Floyd County courtroom Friday morning for the first time since his arrest.
Goode was in handcuffs as he walked by his family to face a judge. Because a probable cause affidavit has yet to be filed with the court, he’s still waiting to be formally charged with those murders.
The state is expected to bring two counts of murder in the deaths of Bradley Butler, 53, and Kelly Goode, 55, both of Georgetown. The two men were found shot and killed around 5:45 a.m. to the 6700 block of Georgetown-Greenville Road in Greenville, Indiana.
His attorney told the court he has multiple apparent injuries and requested that Goode be evaluated. The defense also asking the court for a mental health evaluation.
“Given the circumstances, that’s the appropriate thing to do,” said Evan Bardach, Goode’s attorney. “I think anybody who has gone through something like that, that would be the appropriate step to take.”
Bardach told the judge Friday that Goode has apparent injuries as well.
But this isn’t Goode’s first legal trouble.
In 2023, he was charged with felony battery with serious bodily injury. Court records show he punched his autistic friend in the face, fracturing his jaw in five different places.
The victim’s injuries required surgery to have his jaw wired shut. Court records said Goode apologized for the assault, pleaded guilty and served one day in jail.
He’s currently being held at Floyd County Jail and is expected back in court Monday morning. Goode’s attorney said he plans to enter a not guilty plea to the charges.
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