Ex-cop takes plea deal in wife's 1995 death
09/30/2016 5:56 am PDT
via WXIX:
SPRINGBORO, Ohio -- (WXIX) -- Former Springboro Police Lt. Thomas "Jim" Barton whose conviction was overturned last year, pleaded guilty to hiring men who killed his wife in 1995.
Barton, 61, entered an “Alford plea” to aggravated burglary and involuntary manslaughter as part of an agreement with prosecutors.
An Alford plea is a guilty plea where the defendant doesn't admit to the criminal acts and asserts his innocence.
Barton will serve the remainder of his time on probation after being sentenced to 12 years in prison.
He already served more than 11 years since being convicted in 2005 after a cold-case investigation.
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