A 7-mile procession

Posted 3/22/23

Motorcycle police from the St. Louis region, Kansas City and Springfield lead the 495-vehicle procession Sunday from Owensville High School to Rosebud’s Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery for the …

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A 7-mile procession

Photo by Dennis Warden

Griffith’s son, Karson helps carry his father’s casket with Rosebud Police Cpl. Ryan McCrary (foreground) and Sgt. Lynde Mantels.

Photo by Dave Marner

Griffith processes evidence seized in a drug investigation early in his career as a deputy.

Photo by Dave Marner

Posted Wednesday, March 22, 2023 12:00 am

Motorcycle police from the St. Louis region, Kansas City and Springfield lead the 495-vehicle procession Sunday from Owensville High School to Rosebud’s Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery for the funeral of Hermann Police Det. Sgt. Mason Griffith who died March 12 in a line-of-duty shooting. As the lead elements of the funeral procession entered Rosebud, mourners were still leaving school grounds.