LET ME BACK UP. I WILL COME OUT BACK TO THE >> COME OUT NOW. COME OUT NOW. COME OUT NOW. >> I'LL KILL HER, BRETT. SHE'S RIGHT IN front of the door. I'll kill her, MAN. >> COME OUT NOW. >> I'LL KILL HER, MAN. >> COME OUT NOW. >> ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TRY. >> I NEED A BREACHER NOW. >> WE BEGIN tonight with breaking news. Good evening. I'm Brooke Syler. >> And I'm Mark Keesling. We are following a story tonight on a Southeast Missouri It's an active hostage situation. We were originally told two women were being held hostage. One has since been released. >> Right now, one suspect is barricaded inside a house. They are said to be armed with a sword and knives. We are going to take a live look at the scene. This is a live look right now. You can see a squad car right there. We're told the SWAT team is on their way. >> I could punch in the stomach cuz you think about how quick it could go bad. >> It was everything that police in Senath were trying to avoid during an 8-hour-long hostage situation. It all started Monday afternoon when police were serving a warrant to 24-year-old Kenneth Kenday. >> Police say Kenday and others lured a man into an apartment before beating, cutting, and burning him. Police attempted to arrest Kenday, but he barricaded himself inside a home with two other hostages. >> He wasn't having nothing of it. Took had two ladies hostage. Wouldn't come out. Threatened to kill them. >> Senath Police Chief Omar Carns said that once they were told Kenday had a gun and had the women inside a home on Church Lane, they decided to call for backup. >> I'm not going to, you know, push him into anything. And I'm not going to get somebody hurt if I can keep from it. So, we had negotiators come down and talk to him. We talked to him. >> Carns said negotiators talked to Kenday over 40 times throughout the night. Sometimes it was minutes, other times it could be over an hour. Carns threatened the hostages at times. >> I'll kill her. I'll cut her head off. I'll kill him. I'll kill Mo. I'll kill him, yeah. I'll kill himself. You know, so we >> him say that? >> Oh, yeah. Yeah, on the phone several times. >> It was around 8:00 when Kendy released one of the hostages. It was from her that police learned that Kendy didn't have a gun, but he had knives and machetes. He said they knew any misstep could cost the second hostage her life. >> I know he just he was getting more agitated and you could even hear him clinking the the machetes together. And on phone I was talking to him. So, we decided to get SWAT team in. >> HANDS UP! HANDS UP! HANDS UP! >> YES. >> GO GET THE GO GET THE RING. >> NOW, BETTER BACK UP. I WILL COME OUT. BACK THE [ __ ] >> COME OUT. COME OUT NOW. COME OUT NOW. >> I'LL KILL HER, GREG. SHE'S RIGHT IN front of the door. I'll kill her, MAN. >> COME OUT NOW. >> I'LL KILL HER, MAN. >> COME OUT NOW. >> ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TRY. >> I NEED A BREACHER NOW. >> BREACH. COME ON. >> HEY, YOU GUYS MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. GIVE HIM ROOM TO WORK. >> ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON. HOLD ON. >> BREACHER. >> HEY, I'M WAITING. HEY, COME ON. BREACH. >> BREACH. >> COME OUT NOW. >> GET HIM OUT THERE. >> GET HIM OUT THERE. >> GET HIM OUT THERE. PUSH IT OVER. RIGHT >> COME OUT. >> HEY, I'LL KILL >> YOU GUYS OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW, PLEASE. The one to the Right on the front door. >> You got to bang on my hand. >> Right at the front door. Hit that door. Here. Here. Hit that. Hit that. Hit that. Hit that. >> Go out. Go out. >> Watch out. Get out. >> BREACH. GO OUT. >> HANDS UP. >> HANDS UP. >> I'M NOT MOVING. >> HANDS UP. >> I'M NOT MOVING. >> GET YOUR HANDS UP. HANDS UP. >> I'M NOT MOVING. >> HANDS UP. HANDS UP. HANDS UP. YOU OKAY? ARE YOU HURT? [laughter] ARE YOU HURT? STAND UP. STAND UP. Stand up. >> He's back with my baby. He's back with my baby, BABY. >> KEEP HER. KEEP HER. Keep her. >> Baby, I love you, baby. I love you, baby. >> right. You know, man, I'm the lift lady job. So, you have to try to help me, man. I I'm a innocent man, you know. Man, I'm not in the right state of mind. Don't do this, baby. >> What do you have? >> I don't know, officer. >> She was saying she didn't have ANY VISUAL INJURIES. ARE YOU CUT? >> NO. >> NO VISUAL INJURIES. >> I WAS TALKING TO THE OTHER GUY. >> Sorry handed, bro. Any weapons on you? >> No, sir. >> All right. >> I'll never hurt her, man. I was just talking to y'all, man. >> Baby, I'll call her back. >> I was talking to y'all, man. That's my girl. >> Go ahead. Go. Take him out. Go. Come on. >> I was talking to her while I was on the phone with Please. >> Go out there. >> We need a password. >> Please. >> I got it. >> There's a knife right there. >> Baby, I I was talking to her. >> Baby, go ahead. Just take him out. Just take him out. TAKE HIM OUT. >> BABY, I LOVE YOU, BABY. >> You got my shotgun? >> Yep, I got your shotgun. >> I got the Come on. Follow me, lady. >> I was >> Baby, I'll call her >> Just take him >> Hey. >> Huh? Come on. Follow me. WATCH OUT. WATCH OUT. WE'RE GOING THIS WAY. HEY, I GOT THE VICTIM. HEY. Where's EMS? I got the victim, deputy. >> Hey, go to the front of the fire truck. You got her now? >> I got her. >> Mom, that's my dad. >> [snorts] [snorts] >> All right, come here. We're going to hang out right here, okay? Yeah, we need EMS. Where they at? >> They're behind me. >> All right. >> Here? >> Yes, sir. >> How honey? >> They call from the other now. This on your car? >> Go for it. It's government car. >> Are you hurting >> Hurting anywhere? You not hurting anywhere? >> Ears or anything? No, sir. >> Sometime after midnight a SWAT team came in and rescued the hostage and arrested Kande. He was taken to the Dunklin County jail where he's facing multiple charges. For Carnes, it was important to get everyone out safely, but there was a sigh of relief when the hostage was rescued and the nightmare was over. >> That is a good feeling. That's when you say, "Thank you, Lord." Cuz everybody's safe. >> News at 10, a Kennett man is sent to serve more than 100 years behind bars following a standoff. A judge sentenced [snorts] Kenneth Kande to more than 102 years in prison following his conviction at a November jury trial. Kande was found guilty on one count of first-degree robbery, two counts of second-degree assault, five counts of unclassified felony of armed criminal action, and one count of third-degree assault, one count of unlawful use of a weapon, and one count of resisting arrest. >> The Sikeston Department of Public Safety mourns the loss of one of its own. This is a live look at Officer Henry Franklin's vehicle now sitting in front of DPS headquarters as the flags across the city fly at half-staff. This community pays tribute to a public servant who lost his life in the line of duty assisting a neighboring county in a call that ended in gunfire. Good evening everyone. News of Officer Franklin's death comes as we're learning what may have led up to the initial shooting. >> Earlier this afternoon, Mississippi County Sheriff Britton Ferrell shared more information about what happened. Along with Officer Franklin, the second victim is identified as 62-year-old Gerard Esner. The sheriff says Esner was harvesting soybeans near the home of the suspect off County Road 408 near Bertrand and was shot to death near his farm equipment. Here's how the sheriff describes Esner's possible actions before the shooting. >> I think he heard rounds coming into his equipment and he possibly saw the young man in the yard, I don't know. And then maybe he went over to ask him why he was doing that and then the showman he was on his property and maybe he felt like he I don't know. I don't think it was a defense issue. I think it was just a why are you shooting at my equipment and the young man took the man's life. >> Sikeston DPS Officer Henry Franklin arrived at the scene near Bertrand Monday evening as part of his department's tactical unit responding to a call of mutual aid. According to a release from the city of Sikeston, Franklin was shot and killed during the service of a warrant at the home. Franklin is being remembered as a highly respected member of DPS, a canine handler who formerly served in the Army National Guard, and a married father of four. >> Family, friends, and law enforcement from around the region gathered to honor Saxton Officer Henry Franklin, [music] who was tragically killed in the line of duty this week. Good evening, everyone. It is an emotional day for local law enforcement as they laid to rest one of their own, an officer that they called a hero. KFES was invited to share his service with the public. Nikki Clark has more. >> Today, we gather to honor a man who lived with courage, loved with his whole heart, and gave everything he had to protect others. My husband, Henry, was not only a hero in uniform, he was my best friend. >> Saxton Department of Public Safety Chief Jim McMillan reads from a letter written by Officer Henry Franklin's wife, Leah. >> Everyday, he walked out the door, and I knew he was walking [music] into a world that could be dangerous. But I also knew he carried his faith, his strength, and his love for us with him. >> A family man, a loving husband and father, and a dedicated officer. >> Henry was the kind of officer everyone wanted on scene. Professional, calm, always ready with a smile that could ease even the toughest moments. I think most of all, my favorite word to describe Franklin was simple. >> Sergeant Devin Weirshum explained his colleague and best friend like this. >> You could ask Franklin the most complicated two-page-long question, and I promise you you would have gotten the most perfect, simple, often three-to-four-word answer back. And even though that answer may be short, simple, it You be absolutely correct, and would in turn make you feel like an [music] idiot for overthinking the problem. >> Franklin was an Army veteran, a school resource officer, and was most proud of his role as a canine handler, a life lived serving others. >> Henry's why was love of God, love of family, service to country, service to community, and his love to his brothers and sisters all here before us. >> Something Chief McMillan says he found and let guide his life. >> In fact, he gave his life for his wife. >> To my best friend, to my teammate, to my brother, I'll see you again in Valhalla. >> Following the service, a long line of official cars escorted Franklin to the cemetery in Sikeston. There he was honored with a 21-gun salute, taps, and last call. Henry Franklin was 41 years old.