DeSantis withdraws death warrant for first time, calling off execution
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) withdrew a death warrant for the first time since he became governor, calling off the execution of 74-year-old William Lee Thompson following the botched execution of Tennessee inmate Christa Pike.
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TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed his second death warrant within a week, putting the state in position to exceed its modern-era record for executions in a single year set in 2025. DeSantis on Monday signed a warrant for Jesse Guardado, 64, to be executed Nov.
Florida could break its modern-era execution record after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed his second death warrant in a week on Monday. Death warrant signed in Walton County murder Jesse Guardado, 64, is scheduled to be executed Nov. 5 at Florida State Prison.
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant Monday, which could break a record for the number of executions in Florida for 2026. DeSantis issued a death warrant for Jesse Guardado for Thursday, Nov. 5, at 6 p.m.
Jesse Guardado murdered a 75-year-old woman who had helped him find a job and a place to live after prison. That was 22 years ago – and Ron DeSantis just ran out of patience. Now Florida is four executions away from shattering a record no one thought could be broken again so soon. The Man […]
One of Florida’s longest-serving death row inmates has been spared from execution amid reports he is suffering from dementia – 50 years after he was convicted of a torture murder. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis withdrew William Thompson’s death warrant on Thursday – just five days before the 74-year-old …
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis has withdrawn the death warrant for William Lee Thompson, who was scheduled to be one of two inmates executed on Tuesday . DeSantis didn’t state a reason for the change in his Thursday afternoon letter to Florida State Prison Warden Randall Polk, but it comes as Thomp…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has withdrawn the death warrant for 74-year-old inmate William Lee Thompson less than a week before his scheduled execution, amid defense reports that the condemned man suffers from severe dementia and heart failure.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has withdrawn a death warrant, halting the execution of William Lee Thompson. The 74-year-old inmate was set to die Tuesday for a 1976 murder and kidnapping. DeSantis did not provide a reason but had temporarily stayed the execution for a psychiatric evaluation.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) withdrew the death warrant for an elderly inmate before he was set to be executed by lethal injection next week. DeSantis did not say why he revoked the death penalty for William Thompson, 74, in a signed letter on Thursday, but the move is likely related to the fact that th…
Governor halts execution of William Lee Thompson, after Christa Pike survived failed lethal injections Ron DeSantis cancelled a planned execution in the state on Friday, days before a 74-year-old man was due to be killed by lethal injection.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) withdrew a death warrant for the first time since he became governor, calling off the execution of 74-year-old William Lee Thompson following the botched execution of Tennessee inmate Christa Pike.
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