Smith Changes Plea to Guilty

32-year-old Dylan Alan Smith of Vincennes pled 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 originally entered a not guilty plea on August 6th. 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 31st at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, but after the court received the plea agreement on October 22nd, the hearing was rescheduled for November 3rd 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 9th at 1 p.m. in Knox Circuit Court.