'He's Smiling': Convicted Killer Who Annihilated 5 Members of a Family During High-speed Chase Smirks During Sentencing
February 11, 2026

A Missouri man will spend over two decades behind bars for a grisly crash that killed several members of the same family.


In January, Marshawn Stepney, 21, pleaded guilty to five counts of murder in the second degree, two counts of assault, and one count each of tampering and leaving the scene of an accident.


On Tuesday, St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Clinton Wright sentenced the defendant to 25 years in prison, under the terms of a plea deal. The punishment comes in response to the defendant killing 34-year-old Lahronda Simmons, 44-year-old Luther Simmons, 47-year-old Ephriam Simmons, 52-year-old Anngelique Simmons, and 11-year-old Takira Thompson in a car crash during a high-speed chase.


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