Judge sentences Kenneth Lee Simpson to death for killing of police officer and shooting another in Hermann

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On Thursday, June 18, 2026, Judge Craig Hellmann sentenced Kenneth Lee Simpson to death during a hearing at the Franklin County Judicial Center in Union, Mo. The sentence follows the shooting death of Hermann police Det. Sgt. Mason Griffith and the shooting of another officer. Simpson appeared in court for the proceedings, where he was processed by Franklin County officers before the judge delivered the final ruling regarding the violent attacks on the police personnel.
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