His attorney asked for a second psychiatric examination, but Varnelis refused. In his final statement, Varnelis asked the court that, taking into account all the mentioned circumstances, he be sentenced to life imprisonment. However, on February 1, 1994, the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Lithuania, chaired by , found the 23-year-old Varnelis guilty of all charges and sentenced him to be executed by shooting. His clemency petition was rejected by the President of Lithuania Algirdas Brazauskas on September 16, and Varnelis was executed on September 28, 1994 in Vilnius. He was buried in the in the section for those unclaimed by relatives.