DeSantis withdraws death warrant for first time, calling off execution
- Ron DeSantis (R) is withdrawing 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.
- DeSantis’s letter to Florida State Prison Warden Randall Polk blocks Thompson’s scheduled execution by lethal injection.
- (WWSB) - Governor Ron DeSantis has withdrawn the death warrant for William Lee Thompson, canceling his execution scheduled for 6 p.m.
Confirmed
- Ron DeSantis (R) is withdrawing 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.
- DeSantis’s letter to Florida State Prison Warden Randall Polk blocks Thompson’s scheduled execution by lethal injection.
- (WWSB) - Governor Ron DeSantis has withdrawn the death warrant for William Lee Thompson, canceling his execution scheduled for 6 p.m.
Sources: The Hill, Mysuncoast