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Guilty verdict reached in killing of Hermann police officer

Kenneth Lee Simpson awaits a verdict during the guilt phase of jury deliberations Saturday afternoon at the Franklin County Judicial Center in Union. After about four hours, Simpson was found guilty on all counts, including first-degree murder.
Bill Miller Jr./Missourian
Kenneth Lee Simpson awaits a verdict during the guilt phase of jury deliberations Saturday afternoon at the Franklin County Judicial Center in Union. After about four hours, Simpson was found guilty on all counts, including first-degree murder.
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Published 9:29 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Greene County jury found the man charged with killing a Hermann police officer guilty Saturday.

The Hermann Police Department shared on Facebook that a jury found Kenneth Simpson guilty of killing Sgt. Mason Griffith and wounding Officer Adam Sullentrup in March 2023.

Bill Miller Jr. from the Missourian, pool camera for media, shared a photo with details that said Simpson was found guilty on all counts. The information said the jury deliberated for about four hours on Saturday.

The trial started on Tuesday in Franklin County after it was moved from Gasconade County, where the shooting happened.

Kenneth Simpson was charged with multiple felonies for killing Griffith and hurting Sullentrup at a Casey's convenience store in Hermann.

The trial was expected to last three weeks.

ABC 17 News has reached out to the Attorney General's office, along with Simpson's public defender.

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