A medical furlough was requested in Christian Circuit Court by Pembroke triple-murder suspect Christian “Kit” Martin, as his attorney says he needs to be seen for symptoms of kidney stones.
Attorney Doug Moore says Martin’s family would be willing to pay for him to seek treatment and recommended the VA Hospital in Nashville as an option, considering Martin is a retired Army major.
Assistant Attorney General Barbra Whaley argued Martin shouldn’t receive any different medical accommodations than other inmates and says he can be seen in a local facility.
Moore said he wasn’t necessarily asking for a full release from custody and was willing to work with all parties involved to get Martin treatment.
Judge John Atkins asked Moore and Whaley to speak with Jailer Brad Boyd about protocols for securely transporting Martin to a doctor’s appointment and told Moore to also be in touch with the local VA medical offfice in Hopkinsville about their protocols for seeing an inmate.
Martin is charged with three counts of murder, arson, attempted arson, first-degree burglary and three counts of tampering with physical evidence. Each count of the indictment alleges Martin acted “alone or in complicity with others or another.”
On November 18, 2015, Calvin Phillips was found shot to death in his home located on South Main Street in Pembroke. The bodies of Pamela Phillips and their neighbor, Edward Dansereau were found a few miles away in a corn field near Rosetown Road in a burned up car owned by Mrs. Phillips. Martin could face the death penalty, if convicted.
Listen to entire hearing below: