An Elizabethtown man admits he killed two men before deliberately setting his home on fire

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Police say a man has been arrested in connection with a house fire that left two men dead in Elizabethtown on Wednesday, October 30.

The fire was reported in the 500 block of Henon Lane shortly before 5 a.m. on October 30. Elizabethtown Police and Fire Departments responded and arrived to a completely engulfed home.

Public Affairs Officer for EPD Chris Denham said when firefighters entered the home, they found two people dead inside. Both men, identified as 41-year-old Blake France of Greenville and 43-year-old Anthony Garrett of Elizabethtown, had been shot.

Officials said the fire appeared to be deliberately set. Witnesses told police that a gold pickup truck was seen leaving the scene.

Denham said officers quickly found the truck at a local motel. Video surveillance showed 45-year-old Dustin Caudill exiting the truck and later throwing away a gun. Later in the investigation, police found the victims’ personal belongings in Caudill’s motel room.

During an interview, Caudill admitted to shooting the victims and intentionally setting the house on fire. It was also learned that Caudill also shot a third victim. He also admitted to stealing the victims’ wallets and throwing them in a gas station trash can, according to police.

Caudill was taken into custody and charged with arson, two counts of murder, tampering with physical evidence, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, theft and wanton endangerment. He was booked into the Hardin County Detention Center.