
A St. Joseph man accused of barging into his ex-wife’s house and shooting her and her boyfriend changed his plea Monday.
Online court records show Daron Simpson changed his plea Monday and was convicted of second-degree murder and assault in the first degree. Additional charges against Simpson were dismissed.
Investigators said Simpson drove his car through the garage door of the home where his ex-wife Amanda was living back in January of last year.
In court documents, officials said he found the couple in their bedroom, and fatally shot the boyfriend Andrew Clary. He then turned the weapon on Amanda, who suffered serious injuries but survived the attack.
Sentencing is scheduled October 20 at 3 p.m. before Circuit Judge Daniel Kellogg.