Dylan Alan Smith pleaded guilty Monday in Knox Circuit Court to the murder of 30-year-old Taylor Hendershot.
The shooting took place in the parking lot of Cardinal Liquor Store on North 6th Street between noon and 1 p.m. on August 5th. After the incident, Smith fled the scene and barricaded himself inside a nearby home, where police arrested him hours later.
Smith, 32, of Vincennes, originally entered a not guilty plea on August 6. In September, he filed a request for a change of venue, but the court denied it because the filing was made after the deadline.
A change of plea hearing was initially set for October 31 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, but after the court received the plea agreement on October 22, the hearing was rescheduled for November 3 at 11 a.m.
During Monday’s hearing, the court accepted Smith’s guilty plea. The plea agreement calls for 60 years in prison and specifies that the sentence cannot be modified.
A formal sentencing hearing is scheduled for January 9 at 1 p.m. in Knox Circuit Court.
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