A Glasgow man was sentenced to life in prison Friday afternoon for the murder of his brother and sister-in-law.
Cody N. Bacon, 23, pleaded guilty to four charges September 21 relating to the murders of 24 year-old David A. Pace and 22 year-old Brittany R. Pace, both of Glasgow. The charges included two counts of murder and two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment.
Barren Circuit Judge John T. Alexander issued a life sentence Friday, noting Bacon is not eligible for parole until he has served 25 years.
Prosecutors were originally seeking the death penalty, which Bacon avoided by accepting a plea agreement. The case would have otherwise went to trial.
Brittany and David Pace were shot several times September 2, 2021, in a home along North Race Street.
According to police-worn body camera footage,, Bacon was standing in the 300 block of North Race Street when Officer Wesley Hicks arrived to the murder scene. Bacon was a few hundred feet from the house where his brother and sister-in-law lay dead on a couch.
A police report said Bacon just kept shooting until his gun was empty. Both were shot with a 9 mm pistol.
Bacon told police he was playing video games before he shot Brittany and David Pace. The two allegedly began arguing, which became “annoying” to Bacon. He then shot them in the presence of the couple’s 4 and 5-year-old children.
Bacon will remain at the Barren County Detention Center before he is assigned to a prison in Kentucky. It is unclear when he will be transported to another facility.
Source: WBKO
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