Judge Sentences Man to Life in Prison for Killing St. Louis Police Officer

Judge Sentences Man to Life in Prison for Killing St. Louis Police Officer
Thomas Kinworthy Jr., (C), looks over toward St. Louis assistant prosecutor Mary Pat Carl during a sentencing hearing in St. Louis on June 27, 2024. David Carson/Pool/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP
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ST. LOUIS—A man convicted of killing a St. Louis police officer in 2020 was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Thursday.

Judge Elizabeth Hogan ordered Thomas Kinworthy Jr., 46, to serve two consecutive life sentences for first-degree murder and first-degree assault, adding dozens of years for burglary and other charges.