OKLAHOMA CITY (Dec. 19, 2025) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has formally requested that the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board deny clemency for convicted murderer Kendrick Simpson, who was sentenced to death for the brutal 2006 drive-by murders of Glen Palmer and Anthony Jones.
In the clemency packet filed today, Drummond emphasized that Simpson has never demonstrated genuine remorse, has repeatedly attempted to evade accountability, and continues to embody the violent behavior that led a jury to unanimously impose the death penalty.
“Kendrick Simpson hunted his victims, executed them without hesitation, and then boasted about what he had done,” Drummond said. “The families left behind have endured unimaginable pain, and nothing in Simpson’s decades on death row has shown that he deserves the mercy he refused to give to others.”
Simpson followed Palmer, Jones, and a friend for miles through Oklahoma City streets before pulling alongside their car and firing approximately 20 rounds from an AK-style assault rifle. Palmer and Jones were killed inside the vehicle, while their friend only survived due to the fact he was seated in the back. A stray bullet from the attack also entered a nearby home, narrowly missing an innocent resident.
The clemency filing also details Simpson’s pattern of violence both before and after the murders. After the killings, Simpson threatened accomplices and attempted to arrange the murder of the sole surviving witness to silence him. Prior to the murders, Simpson also committed an armed home-invasion robbery in which he shot a business owner execution-style.
Simpson’s clemency hearing is set for Jan. 15. His execution is scheduled for Feb. 12.
