Kenton Quint, 67, of Bellefontaine, pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon to murdering his wife in a full courtroom at the Logan County Courthouse.
The courtroom was emotional as attendees reacted to the proceedings.
Quint had originally been charged with one count of aggravated murder with a three-year firearm specification and one count of murder, also with a three-year firearm specification.
Under a plea agreement, the firearm charges were dropped.
The murder happened on March 18 at the couple’s Clagg Street home.
Law enforcement officers were dispatched following reports of a shooting and found Wanda Quint, 68, deceased from multiple gunshot wounds.
According to a 911 call, Quint admitted to dispatchers that he had shot his wife.
Evidence revealed the murder was premeditated.
Video surveillance recovered from inside the home captured the shooting, and phone records further confirmed Quint had planned the murder in advance.
During the hearing, two people addressed the court.
Kendra Kearns, the granddaughter of the Quints, spoke, sharing her grief and perspective on the tragedy.
Quint said to his family before the final sentencing:
During sentencing, Judge Kevin Braig sentenced Quint to life in prison, with the possibility of parole after 25 years.
Logan County Prosecutor Eric Stewart explains more about the sentencing and gives more details on the case:
Below is the press release from Stewart:
On Wednesday, a Bellefontaine man was sentenced to Life in prison with eligibility for parole after 25 years, for killing his wife in March of 2025.
Kenton Quint, 67, sat with little emotion as Judge Kevin P. Braig accepted his guilty plea to one count of Aggravate Murder and imposed the sentence.
On March 18, 2025, law enforcement converged on the home at 322 Clagg St., Bellefontaine, after he shot Wanda Quint, 68, thirteen times. Investigation revealed Kenton Quint had online communications of a sexual nature with a third party, who extorted money from him by threatening to disclose details of the sexting to his wife. On the day of the murder, Quint told the third party that he would kill his wife unless the extortion stopped and sent a photo of the firearm he used, a 9mm Smith & Wesson handgun. Less than 30 minutes after that, Quint arrived home, shot his wife, then called 9-1-1, admitted to the murder and subsequently surrendered to police.
As part of the plea negotiation, Count Two, Murder, and firearm specifications were dismissed.
The courtroom was packed with family members of the victim, two of which gave victim impact statements stressing the pain and suffering caused by Quint’s actions.
“We are satisfied with the resolution of the case. Our sentencing recommendation took into consideration a number of factors: obviously punishment for the crime committed, the threat of harm the Defendant posed to the community, the brutality of the offense, but most importantly, avoiding putting the family through the unnecessary further trauma of a trial.”- said Assistant Prosecutor Erin Rosen, who represented the state of Ohio along with Assistant Prosecutor Nathan Yohey. Quint was represented by Attorney Marc Triplett and attorneys from the Ohio Public Defender’s Office, Randall Porter and Kathryn Sandford.
