On Thursday, First Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Elizabeth Jones Brown filed a motion dismissing charges against Jesse Johnson and Marquis Mitchell, saying in part that "issues have arisen that deserve further consideration and, in some instances, further investigation."

In December, a jury deliberated for less than an hour before convicting Rhodes of three murders, one count of tampering with physical evidence, and two counts of abuse of a corpse in the shooting of Christopher Jones and brutal beating and stabbings of teenage brothers Maurice Gordon and Larry Ordway.

After hearing from witnesses for more than two hours, including a psychiatrist from the Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center (KCPC) in La Grange who evaluated Rhodes, Judge Julie Kaelin ruled “there has been no conclusive testimony that he is incompetent.”