Two men charged with murder in the death of Brian Ulmer in a home invasion/robbery last August have pleaded guilty.

In separate hearings Tuesday, Xavier Johnson, 17, and Kasey Hall, 20, pleaded guilty to charges of second degree murder, a class-A felony.  In return for his guilty plea, prosecutors agreed to dismiss a charge of burglary filed separately against Johnson.

Prosecutors say the two men, along with a third suspect, Elijah Pickett, broke into the home near 16th and Jules streets, intending to rob Ulmer and his family.   Witnesses say Ulmer was shot trying to intervene when the suspects threatened his children.

Pickett’s case is still scheduled for trial or further disposition on June 8.

Buchanan County Circuit Judge Patrick Robb scheduled sentencing July 9 for Johnson.  Circuit Judge Dan Kellogg is scheduled to sentence Hall July 5.

A total of five people were charged in connection with the home invasion August 22, 2011.  Two of them, Camareo Goodwin and Felix Turner are still at large.  Charges of attempted robbery in the first degree were filed against the pair last week.  We have more on the search for Goodwin and Turner in this post.