A St. Joseph County judge has ordered 19-year-old Anthony Hutchens to serve the remainder of his 64-year sentence in an adult correctional facility.

Judge Jeffrey Sanford issued the order following a review of Hutchens’ progress at a juvenile facility, where he had been placed after his 2023 conviction.

Hutchens was convicted in a bench trial in January 2023 of murder and child molesting in connection with the March 12, 2021, death of Grace Ross in New Carlisle.

He was sentenced to 55 years for murder and nine years for child molesting. The sentences were ordered to run consecutively, totaling 64 years.

The sentence was initially suspended while Hutchens was placed in a juvenile facility. During that time, Judge Sanford required reports on his progress and held a review hearing under Indiana Code 31-30-4-5.

Following the review, Sanford ordered Hutchens to serve the remainder of his sentence in an adult facility operated by the Indiana Department of Correction.