The man accused of killing a Winchester woman in 2013 was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her death.

Lonnie Martin, 45, of Stanton, has been incarcerated since July 2013, nearly a month after Kyla Kline was last seen alive. Martin was arrested after her body was found buried on a farm near the Montgomery-Clark County line.

Martin pleaded guilty earlier this month to first-degree manslaughter following a felony mediation session for that case and an unrelated assault case in Montgomery County.

Friday, Montgomery Circuit Judge William Lane implemented the sentence as recommended: 10 years for manslaughter and five years for assault, which will be served consecutively for a total of 15 years.

Martin’s attorney Jay Barrett said there was no scientific evidence in the case, and the chief evidence was a witness statement.

“(Martin) wanted to pursue a relationship with her,” Barrett said Friday in Montgomery Circuit Court. “At some point, she wasn’t interested any more.”

Police found surveillance video from the Dairy Queen on North Main Street from july 3, 2013, of Kline getting into Martin’s van. Police also tracked the signal from Kline’s cell phone to the farm where here body was found.

An autopsy determined she had been stabbed and beaten.

Barrett said they weren’t completely satisfied with the recommended sentence, but did not ask Lane to consider alternatives.

In felony mediation, a mediator or retired judge will meet with all parties in a criminal case, including the victims, and attempt to reach an agreed resolution. That recommendation is then presented to the case judge, who is not required to accept it.

Martin’s Montgomery County case has lingered through a number of delays including evidence testing issues, questions over whether technology used by police was admissible and attorney changes for both Martin and prosecutors.

Martin is still facing a murder charge in Clark County for the 1995 death of his cousin J.B. Martin. Winchester Police re-opened that investigation following Lonnie Martin’s arrest for Kline’s death and a subsequent interview with detectives.

Clark County prosecutors have been waiting for the Montgomery County case to be resolved before moving ahead with their case.

Lonnie Martin is scheduled for a trial on Sept. 9, but is due in court for a pre-trial conference March 21.