BONNE TERRE, Mo. —

A man convicted in the death of a Missouri State Highway Patrol Sergeant has been denied clemency by Gov. Mike Kehoe.

Lance Shockley is scheduled to face execution by lethal injection Tuesday in connection with the 2005 murder of MSHP Sgt. Carl DeWayne Graham Jr. Advertisement

"The murder of Missouri State Highway Patrol Sergeant Carl DeWayne Graham, Jr., who was investigating Lance Shockley's criminal actions at the time, was an attack not only on a dedicated law enforcement officer, but on the rule of law itself," Kehoe said in a statement Monday. "Violence against those who risk their lives every day to protect our communities will never be tolerated. Missouri stands firmly with our men and women in uniform."

Shockley, now 48, was under investigation for his conn

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