A Hardin County man had a mental evaluation to try and determine if he is competent to stand trial on charges involving kidnapping a 7-year-old girl in November 2021. 57-year-old Charles Castle was evaluated at the forensic diagnostic center earlier this week, and once they issued their report a hearing will be held to determine if he is competent to stand trial or not.
In the court documents, his lawyer writes that castle may have had a mental illness and didn't understand that wrongfulness of his acts at the time of the offense. He was indicted by a Hardin County grand jury on 15 charges including attempted murder, rape, kidnapping, and tampering with evidence. The state says on or around November 10th. Castle took a 7-year-old from her home in Kenton, and she was found alive on the 12th in a home outside the city. He is being held on a $1.5 million bond.
