For the month of December 2022, Governor Mike Parson granted 21 pardons and approved two commutations pursuant to Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Missouri. Official documents have been filed with the appropriate government agencies and have been sent to the individuals. Families have been or are in the process of being notified.
Governor Parson inherited nearly 3,700 pending clemency applications when he was sworn in as Missouri’s 57th Governor. Since the start of his administration, he has granted 434 pardons, approved 20 commutations, and denied or closed more than 1,800 applications. There are less than 1,500 clemency files currently open. Governor Parson has instructed his legal team to continue reviewing clemency files and working to eliminate the backlog by the end of his administration.
Pardons:
Lawrence Shad
Russell Cameron
Billy Setliff
Buddy Butts
Lawanda Lomax
Bettina Rogers
Emmite Barton
Johnna Wilson
Quentin Pierce
Brian Kenniston
Matthew Branch
Gary Mills
Clay Storey
Daniel McCandless
William Ritchey
Ryan Benefiel
Martin Ing
Chad Bellinger
Russell Roe
Tommy Anthony
Patricia Bock-Hathaway
Commutations:
Felix Key
Rudolfo Villalobos