Christopher Lee Endicott, 15, was arraigned Nov. 8 in Metcalfe Circuit Court following an indictment by the grand jury on Oct. 25. The Metcalfe County Middle School student was arrested last spring and charged with the March 21 or 22 murders of his guardians, 50-year-old Gary Holloway and his 51-year-old wife, Barbara. The Holloways had taken in Endicott, Barbara’s second cousin, in January 2011.

The Holloways were found in bed, shot to death in their 248 Jimmy Hubbard Rd. home early on the afternoon of March 22 by a relative. Their vehicle, a 1997 Chevy Lumina was missing.

According to the autopsy reports, Barbara had been shot once and Gary multiple times.

The Chevy was spotted around 9:30 p.m. that night and a police chase ensued. Endicott, along with a 12-year-old female, was apprehended after Endicott lost control of the vehicle and ran off the road and through a fence. The girl was questioned by police and released to her mother’s custody.

Endicott was indicted on two counts of murder in the deaths of the Holloways. He was additionally charged with first-degree robbery; two counts of theft by unlawful taking over $500 regarding cash and personal property, and a vehicle belonging to the Holloways.

Endicott was also indicted for custodial interference; tampering with physical evidence; first degree fleeing or evading police; and first degree wanton endangerment. At the time of the indictments, he was given a $500,000 cash bond.

Endicott was present on Tuesday with his lawyers, Leilani Krashin and Harolyn Howard, both of the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy in Elizabethtown. Before Judge Patton began the arraignment procedure, his attorneys asked that the file remain sealed as the defense contends there were irregularities in the manner in which the case moved from district court as a juvenile defendant to the grand jury after the decision was made to charge Endicott as an adult.

Judge Patton denied the request as no evidence was shown to warrant their challenge. After reading the nine counts of the indictment to the defendant, Endicott was asked to enter a plea. His attorneys refused to enter a plea for their client based on the challenge that has yet to be addressed.

The judge entered a not guilty plea on behalf of the defendant.

The attorneys then made a motion to have his bond reduced. Assistant Commonwealth Attorney Traci Peppers requested that the motion be taken up at the defendant’s next court appearance, now scheduled for December 13. At that time the court will consider both the challenge to have the file sealed and the bond reduction.