Two Armstrong County men who last year fled the scene of an attempted robbery in Adams Township while their friend lay fatally wounded will serve time in state prison.

However, the two alleged drug dealers who were the targets of the robbery and also left the scene without calling the police will not be punished, authorities say.

McKinley W. Berry, 25, of Ford City and Jacob M. Adams, 25, of Kittanning, were charged with murder of the second degree and other crimes for their role in a failed robbery and gunfight on the morning of Jan. 22, 2016, that left Jason T. McIntyre of Kittanning dead.

The men they attempted to rob of drugs and money, Daniel C. Oliverio and Jeremy C. Hughes, acted in self-defense and were not charged with any crimes.

“They were justifiably defending themselves,” Assistant District Attorney Mark Lope said in an interview.