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Kas D. Parker, 30, was sentenced to 15 years in prison as part of a plea agreement reached in Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø Circuit Court in which he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and use of a firearm.

Although a clear reason for Parker’s dispute with Brandon S. Williams, 34, did not emerge, Parker maintained that he shot Williams in the head and neck with a .38-caliber revolver out of fear for what might have happened next the night of July 3, 2024.

Police were called to a home on Mountainaire Avenue Northwest, off Cove Road, at about 8:17 p.m. and found both men at the scene, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney John McNeil said in a summary of the evidence.

Williams had arrived on an ATV-style four-wheeler and confronted Parker in what McNeil called an “ongoing conflict.� After Williams was discovered unresponsive, Parker admitted to police that he fired the fatal shots.

“I loved my brother,� Parker told Judge Chris Clemens. But “for whatever reason, Brandon spent a lot of time terrorizing me and my family.�

“I should have never pulled the gun out of my pocket,� he said. “I should have taken the beating that I thought was going to happen. Because that would be better than Brandon being dead.�

McNeil cited the risks of litigation in negotiating a plea agreement with defense attorney Chris Kowalczuk.

The agreement set Parker’s term at 23 years in prison with all but 15 suspended — which was within state sentencing guidelines — while reducing a more serious charge of first-degree murder that he would have faced had the case gone to trial next month.

“I think a fair viewing of the evidence shows that this was not a premediated killing,� Kowalczuk said.