Apr. 24—LIMA — Two men serving life prison sentences for the 1990 death of former Bath High School student Ryan Young have been denied an early release from prison by the Ohio Parole Board.
Recent hearings for Jose Bulerin, 73, and Richard Joseph, 53, resulted in five-year extensions behind bars for both men. Their next appearances before the parole board are scheduled for January 2030.
Both men are serving life sentences in the Richland Correctional Institution after being convicted in Allen County Common Pleas Court of aggravated murder.
Young was murdered by Joseph and Bulerin on June 26, 1990. Nine days later, his body was found buried in a stone quarry. Joseph and Bulerin were arrested and charged with Young’s murder.
Bulerin agreed to testify against his co-defendant in exchange for a plea deal that would allow him to avoid the death penalty. He was convicted of aggravated murder and received a 20-year-to-life sentence as part of a plea agreement.
Joseph received the death penalty, but in 2005 a federal judge overturned his death sentence based on a misplaced word in an indictment, making him eligible for parole.
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