A Henry County, Missouri jury convicted Ryan Alexander on May 21, 2026, of first-degree murder and armed criminal action for the August 2022 killing of his wife, Ashton Alexander [1]. The Missouri Attorney General's office prosecuted the case, which proceeded to trial in Henry County Circuit Court before Judge Brandon Baker [1].
Evidence presented at trial showed that on August 27, 2022, Ryan Alexander shot Ashton Alexander multiple times in the head after she had packed her belongings to leave with the couple's twin sons [1]. Prosecutors built their first-degree murder case on evidence of deliberation, and the armed criminal action count attached to the use of a firearm in the commission of that homicide [1].
The jury returned guilty verdicts on both counts [1]. Sentencing before Judge Baker has not yet been scheduled [1]. Under Missouri law, a first-degree murder conviction carries a mandatory sentence of life without the possibility of parole, or death if the state pursues that penalty, making the sentencing proceeding the next critical stage for both sides.
No post-trial motions or appeal filings were reported in available sources as of the verdict date [1].