NEWARK - Tyler Ocasio will be nearly 60 years old before he's eligible for parole.

After more than seven hours of deliberation over two days, a jury of eight women and four men found Ocasio, 21, guilty Friday morning on counts of aggravated murder, murder, aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary.

Ocasio and three others, 22-year-old Dustin LeHoe, 17-year-old Dylan Warren and 16-year-old Jaden Osborn, were charged after going to a home on Cherry Street where David Barcus, 48, was staying on Jan. 20, 2018, intending to rob him of medication and money, according to Licking County Assistant Prosecutor Paula Sawyers.

During closing arguments Thursday afternoon, Sawyers argued both Osborn and Warren testified they last saw Ocasio walking into the house with a silver 9mm handgun and that Ocasio and LeHoe were the ones who went into the basement while they stayed upstairs. Newark police detectives, Sawyers said, testified that a black 9mm recovered by police was determined to not be the murder weapon.

She also reminded jurors of testimony from Licking County Coroner Dr. Jeff Lee, who said evidence shows Barcus was laying down in his bed when he was shot in the abdomen. Detectives testified Barcus was shot at close range, within inches of his body.

As the jury gave its verdict, Ocasio looked back at his mother, who appeared to mouth "it'll be all right" to him. He declined to say anything during a sentencing hearing following the handing down of the verdict.

Ocasio's attorney, Eric Brehm, argued for a sentence of 20 years to life in the case, which is in line with the sentence imposed on LeHoe after he entered a plea to the same charges in May. He argued the facts in that case were the same as the ones presented in Ocasio's case.

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Assistant Licking County Prosecutor Jenny Gonzalez requested a sentence of 43 years to life, noting Ocasio was on probation at the time of the offense, was key in planning the robbery, and was one of two individuals who went into the basement. She added it's the state's theory Ocasio was the one who fired the gun that killed Barcus.

Sawyers told The Advocate the state and defense discussed a plea agreement carrying a sentence of 18 years to life in the case, but Ocasio declined it prior to jury selection.

The aggravated murder and murder charges, along with aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary charges merged for the purposes of sentencing, and the state elected to sentence on the aggravated murder and aggravated robbery charges.

During the hearing, Floyd Barcus, a cousin, began to address the court, but stopped, unable to continue. Shannon Barcus, instead, read his victim impact statement.

"Since Jan. 20, 2018, our family has been left broken. There will forever be an emptiness in our hearts," she read, listing David Barcus as a father, brother, uncle, grandfather, and friend. "As most of us know, he was not an angel. Does that mean he deserved to have his life taken from him so carelessly? Does his record make his life less valuable? ... He is the victim here. We are all victims, trying to deal with the pain these careless people caused, taking David Earl from us."

Kathy Mosholder, a longtime friend of Barcus' and a former owner of the house where he died, said the night before he died was just like any other.

"You came into my home, my home, kicked in my door, killed my friend, destroyed our lives, your life, your family's lives," she told Ocasio before she, too, could not continue. Shannon Barcus read her statement on her behalf.

She remembered waking that night to noises downstairs and going to open the door, only to find the barrel of a gun staring at her. To this day, Barcus read, Mosholder hears the victim gasping and sees his blood. Her home, which had always felt safe, doesn't any longer, causing them to move.

"Your decision to take a life shows you have no mercy at all," she read through Mosholder's statement.

Rachel Clapper, a friend of Barcus', told Ocasio she hoped he'd never see the light of day again. She asked him if it was worth it.

"There are no winners here and I know you're going to be suffering as well, but they can see you. They can hear your voice and they can see your smile. And they can give you a hug and a kiss," Clapper said. "That's something we will never be able to do again."

Doug Barcus said his brother ended up being a hero because through his death he got some bad guys off the street.

Following sentencing, Floyd Barcus said David was a hero to all of his loved ones, and while he wasn't an angel, he wasn't a bad guy either. Floyd Barcus said his cousin was often in trouble until he missed the birth of his granddaughter while serving a prison sentence. After that, he said, his cousin was determined to change his life to be in hers.

Gonzalez and Sawyers said they were happy with the outcome and felt justice had been served for the victim and his family. Brehm declined to comment following sentencing.

Judge Thomas Marcelain imposed a term of 35 years to life in prison, with an additional three years for a firearm specification. Ocasio also was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison, consecutive to the other case, for a probation violation in an attempted robbery case from 2016. He was given 384 days of jail time credit, which will go toward the imposed sentence for the probation violation.

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The sentence requires Ocasio to serve about 38.5 years in prison before he is first eligible for a hearing before the parole board.

The maximum possible sentence would be life without the possibility of parole.

A co-defendant in the case, LeHoe, was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison, with three years added for a firearm specification, after he pleaded to all four counts in May. Osborn and Warren are set for change of plea hearings after being offered plea deals contingent on their providing truthful testimony during Ocasio's trial.