On Tuesday, May 6th, Adam Michael Barnhart, 19, of Weirton was sentenced to 40 years for second-degree murder and five years each for two counts of wanton endangerment with a firearm after entering a plea agreement Tuesday in 1st Judicial Circuit Court.

Barnhart’s plea was in connection with the shooting and killing of Frank Tulock on September 8th, 2013 on Hudson Avenue in the Brooke County section of downtown Weirton.

As a condition of the plea agreement Barnhart will waive his right to parole, but although under state law, Barnhart may not waive his right to early release for good conduct, the plea agreement still ensures he will serve at least 25 years of his 50-year sentence.

According to Prosecutor Barki, “the state and the victim’s family are satisfied with the sentence. Although they will never be made whole in this, this gives them some opportunity for closure.”