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The sentence for an Akron man convicted of murdering a family in Barberton on New Years' Eve 2013 has been affirmed by a Summit County Judge.

The jury which convicted Eric Hendon in the killings of John Kohler, 18-year old Ashley Carpenter and 14-year old David Carpenter-Kohler recommended a sentence of life in prison without parole, and that's what he'll officially get after Summit County Common Pleas Court judge Amy Corrigal Jones handed down the sentence on Wednesday.

Hendon's brother, Michael Hendon, was sentenced to life without parole last September.

They broke into the home looking for marijuana and money, leaving only Kohler's girlfriend Ronda Blankenship barely alive.

She testified against him.

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(Summit County Prosecutor's Office, news release) Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh announced today that Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Amy Corrigall-Jones sentenced Eric Hendon, 33, of Fawler Avenue in Akron, to Life in Prison Without Parole for killing three people in Barberton on December 31, 2013.

On April 21, 2016, a Summit County jury recommended Hendon be sentenced to life without parole after finding him guilty in the 2013 murders of 42-year-old John Kohler and his two teenaged children, as well as the attempted murder of Kohler's live-in girlfriend, Ronda Blankenship.

"Eric Hendon executed three people, and nearly killed a fourth. This was one of the most horrific cases we have ever prosecuted and he deserves to spend the rest of his life in prison," said Prosecutor Walsh. "I am relieved to know Eric Hendon will no longer be able to harm any other innocent people."

Life without parole for the Akron man who -- with his brother -- slaughtered a family, leaving only one survivor in a drug ripoff. That's the recommendation of a jury for Eric Hendon for the New Year's Eve 2013 killings of John Kohler, 18-year old Ashley Carpenter and 14-year old David Carpenter-Kohler in a Barberton home. 

Hendon and his brother Michael broke into the home looking for marijuana and money, leaving only Kohler's girlfriend Ronda Blankenship barely alive. She testified against him. He'll be sentenced next month.

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(Summit Prosecutor) Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh announced today that a Summit County jury has recommended Life Without Parole for Eric Hendon for the murders of John Kohler, his 18-year-old step-daughter Ashley Carpenter, and his 14-year-old son David Carpenter-Kohler.

Earlier this month, the same jury found Hendon, 33, of Fawler Avenue in Akron, guilty of the following charges:

Five counts of Aggravated Murder - special felonies
Each count of Aggravated Murder has two death specifications, as well as gun specifications
Attempted Murder with a gun specification – a felony of the 1st degree
Five counts of Aggravated Robbery each with a gun specification - felonies of the 1st degree
Two counts of Felonious Assault each with a gun specification - felonies of the 2nd degree

On the evening of December 31, 2013, Hendon, armed with a gun, forced his way into the Barberton home of John Kohler with the intent of stealing money and drugs. In the process of the robbery, 42-year-old John Kohler, his 18-year-old step-daughter Ashley Carpenter, and his 14-year-old son David Carpenter-Kohler, were shot and killed. Kohler's live-in girlfriend, Ronda Blankenship, was shot in the head and stabbed in the face, but survived. Blankenship lost an eye as a result of the shooting.

Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Amy Corrigall Jones is scheduled to officially sentence Hendon on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 1:30pm.