A teenager originally charged as a juvenile in the murder of her parents will now be tried as an adult.
The bodies of Henry and Chara Bryant were found in their Rockcastle County home on June 8. Several weeks later, police arrested 22-year- old Christopher Evans, of Somerset, and his 16-year-old girlfriend, and daughter of the deceased couple, Brooklyn Reynolds, and charged them with the couple’s murder.
Police testified that Evans said the Bryant’s would not allow him to see their daughter, according to media reports. Investigators charged him with two counts of murder and Reynolds with complicity to murder.
On Friday, the two appeared in front of a judge in Rockcastle County, where Reynolds learned she would be tried as an adult. The Rockcastle County Commonwealth Attorney said a juvenile court judge transferred the case after hearing details of the crime at a hearing.
Reynolds is being held in an Adair County juvenile facility. Evans is lodged in the Rockcastle County Jail where in addition to two counts of murder, he’s been charged with tampering with physical evidence and burglary. He’s being held on a $1 million cash bond.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com or 270-259-6000
