Khorry Ramey can't watch her dad's execution because she's too young.
Kevin Johnson was sentenced to death for killing a cop.
At the time of the crime, Johnson was 19 years old.
A 19-year-old woman can't watch her father's execution because she's too young.
Kevin Johnson was sentenced to death for killing a police officer when he was a teenager.
A state law that bars people under the age of 21 from watching executions is constitutional according to a ruling by a federal judge.
Ramey is being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union to challenge the constitutionality of the law.
It is in the public's interest to allow states to enforce their laws and administer state prisons without court intervention, according to court documents.
An attorney for Johnson said that the judge's decision not to allow Ramey to see her father's execution was ironic because Johnson was the same age at the time of the crime.
"It's ironic that Kevin was 19 years old when he committed this crime and they still want to move forward with this execution, but they won't allow his daughter who's 19 at this time in because she's too young," Nolan said.
Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for killing William McCentee. Mc Centee was a police officer in Missouri. According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, Johnson was accused of shooting Mc Centee in his car while he was responding to a call of fireworks being set off.
Ramey said in a statement that she is "heartbroken" that she won't be able to watch her father's execution.
Ramey said that he wouldn't be able to be with his father in his final moments.
Ramey said that she hoped the governor would grant her father clemency.
According to the statement, Ramey believes witnessing the execution would help her grieve.
Ramey said in the statement that he is his father's closest living relative and that he is also his baby son. I would hold my father's hand until he died.
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