Man accused of murdering father in East Ridge appears in criminal court

EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF)- A man accused of killing his father made his first appearance in criminal court Friday morning.

26 year old Caleb Disterdick has been charged and indicted on two charges of First Degree Murder and Abuse of a Corpse.

This was in relation to a murder on December 19, 2024 on Greenslake Road in East Ridge

East Ridge Police say they found Disterdick covered in blood after responding to an assault call, and foun

Caleb Disterdick handing paperwork to his appointed attorney during his arraignment hearing in Hamilton County Criminal Court.

d his father, Jason Disterdick, deceased inside.

Since the incident, Disterdick has posted bail on a one million dollar bond, and appeared for his arraignment this morning.

However, the money for that bail was not posted by Disterdick himself, who is currently unemployed and lives outside of Hamilton County.

Hamilton County Judge Amanda Dunn said, “The way that the bond statute reads is that I cannot consider the bond if the bond was made by other people in determining whether or not he qualifies for appointed counsel. The bond was posted by family members who took a second mortgage out on their homes to post that bond. So I can’t consider that as part of his financial assets.”

Disterdick was appointed a public defender, and will reappear in court in July.