Oregon Gov.Kate Brown announced on Dec. 13 that 17 inmates awaiting execution will instead have their death sentences changed to life in prison without the possibility of parole. “I have long believed that justice is not advanced by taking a life, and the state should not be in the business of executing people—even if a terrible…
Oregon Governor Commutes 17 ‘Dysfunctional and Immoral’ Death Sentences to Life in Prison
Death Sentence Upheld for Man Convicted of Killing Oceanside Police Officer
OCEANSIDE, Calif.—The California Supreme Court Nov. 28 upheld the death sentence for a man convicted of gunning down an Oceanside police officer nearly two decades ago. Adrian George Camacho, 47, was convicted of first-degree murder for the June 13, 2003, slaying of Officer Tony Zeppetella. According to the court’s ruling, Zeppetella was shot at least…
GOP Calls for Death Sentence After Mass Shooting; Chicago Mayor Drops Interview Ban on White People | NTD Evening News
New York Republicans are calling for the death sentence to be reinstated in response to the mass shooting that took place in Buffalo on May 14. The Daily Caller News Foundation announced on May 16 that Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has agreed to drop her race-based interview policy. Lightfoot had announced in 2021 that…
California Supreme Court Reverses Death Sentence in Murders of Dad, Stepmom, Stepsister
LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles man twice convicted of murdering his father, stepmother, and 8-year-old stepsister 40 years ago had his death sentence reversed Thursday by the California Supreme Court. The court upheld Robert Bloom’s first-degree murder conviction in his father’s slaying but reversed second-degree murder convictions in the other killings because his lawyers violated his…
South Carolina Schedules First Execution Since 2011 With Choice of Firing Squad
A prison in South Carolina is set to execute its first death row inmate in 11 years, now giving inmates the option to pick death by firing squad after corrections spent $53,600 on renovations. The execution of Richard Bernard Moore, 57, was initially scheduled for November 2020, but his execution was deferred by the South…
South Carolina Gives Death Row Inmates Firing Squad Option as Execution Method
The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) said on Friday that death row inmates in the state are now able to pick execution by firing squad as a death sentence option. Officials have completed renovating the capital punishment facility at Broad River Correctional Institution in Colombia to “include the capacity to perform an execution by…
Man Sentenced to Death for Killing San Diego Police Officer
SAN DIEGO—A man who shot two San Diego police officers, one of whom died, was sentenced to death Friday. Jesse Michael Gomez was convicted of murder last year for the July 28, 2016, shooting of San Diego Police Officer Jonathan “J.D.” De Guzman, 43. In addition to murder, the jury also convicted Gomez of the…
Florida Man Sentenced to Death for Killing Police Officer
ORLANDO, Fla.—A judge on Thursday sentenced a Florida man to death for fatally shooting an Orlando police officer while he was on the run for killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend. Jurors in November found Markeith Loyd, 46, guilty in the January 2017 death of Lt. Debra Clayton, and unanimously recommended a death sentence during a hearing…
Execution Set for Man Whose Sentence Was Overturned 3 Times
A Missouri man whose death sentence was overturned three times before being reinstated is now scheduled to die in May for killing a small-town couple nearly 26 years ago. The Missouri Supreme Court on Monday set a May 3 execution date for Carman Deck. Executions in Missouri are carried out at the prison in Bonne…
‘Squid Game’ Smuggler to Die by Firing Squad in North Korea: Report
A North Korean man has reportedly been sentenced to death by authorities after he was caught distributing copies of the Netflix series “Squid Game,” which Pyongyang says reflects South Korea’s “beastly” society. According to Radio Free Asia (RFA), the individual smuggled in copies of the Korean-language Netflix hit via USB flash drives and sold them…
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