By SYDNEY KENT
A man accused of murdering his 72-year-old grandmother in her Markle home last year has been extradited from Georgia back to Indiana.
Anthony Castleman, 37, was booked into the Huntington County Jail at 11:20 p.m. on Tuesday.
The charges were filed in November after authorities located the body of Bernice “Dianna” Eubank, with multiple stab wounds and an apparent head injury.
According to court documents, Castleman’s cousin told authorities that Castleman alluded to going to prison for an extended period and believed he fled to a neighboring state.
Castleman was ultimately located in Rochelle, Georgia, in late December. He refused to waive extradition, which extended the delay in his return to the state to face the charges alleged against him.
An initial hearing is set for 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 19 in the Huntington Circuit Court.
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