Elijah Caudill, the suspect in the 16th Street Mall quadruple stabbing, appeared talkative in a Denver District Court room Friday morning, thick hair covering his eyes.
While Caudill was initially set for a preliminary hearing Tuesday on charges of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault and four violent crime sentence enhancers, his defense attorneys asked Judge Karen Brody on Friday for a competency evaluation to be completed prior to further hearings.
The 24-year-old suspect continued to talk to his appointed defender, Paloma Calipo, while his other defense attorney, Ariana Burnette, discussed the evaluation with the court…