Arwood was sentenced to 21 years in prison for this murder, which he began serving on June 28, 1932. His sentence was commuted to 10-20 years on August 24, 1938, and he was released on parole that day. He violated his parole in 1939, leading to his return to prison, but he was paroled again on February 16, 1940. Overall, he served a little under 8 years in prison for the murder. In November 1941, he murdered a federal agent. He was executed for that murder in 1943.