After nearly a two-week trial, a jury inside Provo’s 4th District Court on Friday found Kent Cody Barlow guilty on two counts of depraved indifference murder for the deaths of Odin Ratliff and Hunter Jackson.

The verdict comes almost three years to the day after Barlow lost control of his car while driving high on methamphetamine and crashed into the Cedar Valley Horse Stables in Eagle Mountain where the 3-year-old boys were playing with their toy trucks, back on May 2, 2022.

The jury’s decision came shortly after 8:30 p.m. Friday after hours of deliberation.

Prosecutors said Barlow was driving more than 120 mph on Tiffany Lane in Eagle Mountain on the night of the crash, ignoring his passengers’ repeated requests for him to slow down.

“He also ignored the unmistakable signs of bustling life at the Cedar Valley Stables as he sped towards the facility, flooring his accelerator. Barlow also ignored the stern warning he received from the judge who had sentenced him in a previous speeding case — where Barlow was traveling over 100 mph — that such behavior was deadly,” the Utah County Attorney’s office said in a statement released after the verdict was read.

Throughout the trial, the defense never denied guilt on Barlow’s part, but they argued that the incident was accidental and not an intentional murder.

Prosecutors Ryan McBride and Michael Starrs said it was a privilege to help bring some form of justice to the families of both Odin and Hunter.

“While these verdicts cannot begin to make those families whole, we hope that they can find some peace knowing that a jury has held Barlow accountable under the law,” said McBride and Starrs as part of the Utah County Attorney’s press release.

Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray said he is committed to holding others like Barlow, who “so flagrantly violate the law and endanger others,” fully accountable as well.

“This behavior needs to stop now,” he stated in the release. “I plead with all who travel our roads to obey our traffic laws, treat fellow drivers with kindness, and turn the other cheek when confronted with rude motorists.”

Barlow was also found guilty of one count of use of a controlled substance.

He faces 15 years to life for each count.

Barlow is expected to be sentenced on June 30 at the Provo courthouse.