Missouri prepares to execute man for killing officer in 2005
2 years, 1 month ago

Missouri prepares to execute man for killing officer in 2005

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Kevin Johnson's legal team doesn't deny that he killed Police Officer William McEntee in 2005, but contend in an appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court that he was sentenced to death in part because he is Black. A court filing from the Missouri attorney general's office said McEntee was in his car questioning three children when Johnson shot him through the open passenger-side window, striking the officer's leg, head and torso. The court filing said Johnson walked down the street and told his mother that McEntee “let my brother die” and “needs to see what it feels like to die.” Though she told him, “That's not true,” Johnson returned to the shooting scene and found McEntee alive, on his knees near the patrol car. Keenan’ told the state Supreme Court that former St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch’s office handled five cases involving the deaths of police officers during his 28 years in office.

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Missouri executes Christopher Collings for 2007 assault and killing of 9-year-old
1 month ago

Missouri executes Christopher Collings for 2007 assault and killing of 9-year-old

The Independent  

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Missouri executes man for 1998 murder of woman despite calls from victim's family to spare his life
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Missouri executes man for 1998 murder of woman despite calls from victim's family to spare his life

New Indian Express  

"No juror nor judge has ever found Williams' innocence claim to be credible," Parson said in a statement. "Tonight, Missouri lynched another innocent Black man," NAACP President Derrick Johnson said in a statement. Parson and the state Supreme Court rejected his appeals in quick succession Monday, and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene hours before he was put to …

Missouri executes a man for the 1998 killing of a woman despite her family’s calls to spare his life
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Missouri executes a man for the 1998 killing of a woman despite her family’s calls to spare his life

Associated Press  

— A Missouri man convicted of breaking into a woman’s home and repeatedly stabbing her was executed Tuesday over the objections of the victim’s family and the prosecutor, who wanted the death sentence commuted to life in prison. Last month, Gayle’s relatives gave their blessings to an agreement between the St. Louis County prosecuting attorney’s office and Williams’ attorneys to …

NAACP president urges Missouri governor to halt execution planned for next week
3 months, 3 weeks ago

NAACP president urges Missouri governor to halt execution planned for next week

Associated Press  

Executing a Black man in Missouri who says he was wrongfully convicted would amount to a “horrible miscarriage of justice,” the president of the NAACP said in a letter Wednesday calling on the governor to halt the execution planned for next week. None of the physical evidence has linked Williams to the 1998 stabbing death of Lisha Gayle, according to …

Missouri Death Row Inmate Agrees To New Plea In Deal That Calls For Life Sentence Without Parole
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Missouri Death Row Inmate Agrees To New Plea In Deal That Calls For Life Sentence Without Parole

Huff Post  

Joseph Amrine, who was exonerated two decades ago after spending years on death row, speaks at a rally to support Missouri death row inmates Marcellus Williams on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Clayton, Mo. — A Missouri death row inmate on Wednesday dropped his innocence claim and entered a new no-contest plea in an agreement that calls for a revised …

Missouri death row inmate agrees to new plea in deal that calls for a life sentence without parole
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Missouri death row inmate agrees to new plea in deal that calls for a life sentence without parole

Associated Press  

— A Missouri death row inmate on Wednesday dropped his innocence claim and entered a new no-contest plea in an agreement that calls for a revised sentence of life in prison without parole. The complicated turn of events happened on the day that St. Louis County Circuit Judge Bruce Hinton was supposed to oversee a hearing requested by Prosecuting Attorney …

Missouri Supreme Court halts release of man with overturned conviction as he was about to go free
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Missouri Supreme Court halts release of man with overturned conviction as he was about to go free

Associated Press  

— The Missouri Supreme Court halted the immediate release Wednesday of a man whose murder conviction was overturned — just as the man was about to walk free. A St. Louis Circuit Court judge had ordered Christopher Dunn, now 52, to be released by 6 p.m. CDT Wednesday and threatened the prison warden with contempt if Dunn remained imprisoned. St. …

Hearing set to determine if a Missouri death row inmate is innocent. His execution is a month later
6 months, 1 week ago

Hearing set to determine if a Missouri death row inmate is innocent. His execution is a month later

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — A Missouri judge on Tuesday set an Aug. 21 date for a hearing to determine if Marcellus Williams is innocent of the murder that landed him on death row — a hearing that comes just a little over a month before Williams is scheduled to die. In this instance, it isn’t certain St. Louis County Circuit Judge …

Things to know about the case of Missouri prison guards charged with murder in death of a Black man
6 months, 1 week ago

Things to know about the case of Missouri prison guards charged with murder in death of a Black man

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Five prison guards have been charged in the December death of a Black man who was pepper sprayed, had his face covered with a mask and was left in a position that caused him to suffocate while in custody at a correctional facility. The Missouri Department of Corrections released a statement saying it cooperated with the Cole County …

4 Missouri prison guards charged with murder, and a fifth with manslaughter, in death of Black man
6 months, 1 week ago

4 Missouri prison guards charged with murder, and a fifth with manslaughter, in death of Black man

Associated Press  

— Four Missouri prison guards were charged Friday with murder, and a fifth with accessory to involuntary manslaughter, in the December death of a Black man who was pepper sprayed, had his face covered with a mask and was left in a position that caused him to suffocate while in custody at a correctional facility, according to a complaint filed …

Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt execution of a man who killed 2 in 2006
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt execution of a man who killed 2 in 2006

Associated Press  

The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to halt the execution of Brian Dorsey, who is scheduled to die next month for killing his cousin and her husband 18 years ago. Powell also wrote that the state Supreme Court previously turned aside Dorsey’s claim that his trial lawyer was ineffective, and he is barred from raising that claim again. “The …

Missouri prosecutor seeks to overturn the conviction of an inmate who has spent decades on death row
11 months, 1 week ago

Missouri prosecutor seeks to overturn the conviction of an inmate who has spent decades on death row

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — A Missouri prosecutor now believes that inmate Marcellus Williams is innocent of the crime that landed him on death row and very nearly cost him his life, and he is seeking to overturn Williams’ conviction. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell filed a court motion Friday to vacate the conviction of Williams, 55, who narrowly escaped …

Missouri man who spent nearly 28 years in prison on a wrongful conviction sues St. Louis, police
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Missouri man who spent nearly 28 years in prison on a wrongful conviction sues St. Louis, police

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — A Missouri man who spent nearly 28 years in prison until a judge determined he was wrongfully convicted filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, alleging that St. Louis police officers “detained, arrested, and framed him for a murder he did not commit.” Lamar Johnson, 50, seeks unspecified damages in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in St. …

Execution date set for Missouri man who killed his cousin and her husband in 2006
1 year ago

Execution date set for Missouri man who killed his cousin and her husband in 2006

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday set an April execution date for Brian Dorsey, a central Missouri man convicted of killing his cousin and her husband in 2006. Dorsey, formerly of Jefferson City, was convicted of killing his cousin, Sarah Bonnie, and her husband, Ben, on Dec. 23, 2006, at their home near New Bloomfield. Prosecutors said …

Missouri man executed for 2002 abduction, killing of 6-year-old girl lured to abandoned factory
1 year, 5 months ago

Missouri man executed for 2002 abduction, killing of 6-year-old girl lured to abandoned factory

Associated Press  

— A man who abducted a 6-year-old Missouri girl and beat her to death at an abandoned factory two decades ago was put to death Tuesday evening, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request to block the execution over arguments he was mentally incompetent. “There is no moral victory in executing someone who believes Satan is killing him …

Federal appeals court halts Missouri execution, leading state to appeal
1 year, 5 months ago

Federal appeals court halts Missouri execution, leading state to appeal

Associated Press  

A federal appeals court panel has halted next month’s planned execution of a 45-year-old Missouri man convicted of killing a 6-year-old girl, though the state is appealing the ruling. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday voted 2-1 to stop the execution of Johnny Johnson, who is scheduled to receive a lethal injection next Tuesday at the state prison in Bonne …

Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt August execution of man convicted of killing child
1 year, 7 months ago

Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt August execution of man convicted of killing child

The Independent  

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Missouri man who killed 4 executed despite innocence claims
1 year, 11 months ago

Missouri man who killed 4 executed despite innocence claims

Associated Press  

— A Missouri man convicted of killing his live-in girlfriend and her three young children was executed Tuesday despite his claims that he was in another state when the killings occurred. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell, a Democrat, last week declined Taylor’s request for a hearing before a judge, stating the “facts are not there to support a …

Missouri governor denies clemency for man facing execution
1 year, 11 months ago

Missouri governor denies clemency for man facing execution

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Missouri Gov. Johnson wrote that “evidence presented at trial does not support Mr. Taylor’s conviction.” Separately, nearly three dozen civil rights and religious groups asked St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell to reconsider his decision not to ask a judge for a new hearing on Taylor’s claim that he was not even in Missouri when the …

Missouri man seeks exoneration in murder; 2 others confessed
2 years ago

Missouri man seeks exoneration in murder; 2 others confessed

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Lamar Johnson has wrongly spent nearly three decades in prison for a St. Louis killing after a witness was coerced into falsely identifying him as the shooter, an attorney for the local prosecutor’s office told a judge Monday. Kim Gardner, who leads the same St. Louis circuit attorney’s office that secured Johnson’s 1995 murder conviction, believes he …

Cop killing Missouri man executed by lethal injection
2 years, 1 month ago

Cop killing Missouri man executed by lethal injection

Daily Mail  

A Missouri man who killed a police officer he blamed for his brother's death in what friends have described as a 'crime of passion' was executed on Tuesday after refusing a final statement and meal. Kevin Johnson, 37, died by lethal injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Bonne Terre for the 2005 murder of Kirkwood Police Officer William …

Missouri man put to death for killing police officer in 2005
2 years, 1 month ago

Missouri man put to death for killing police officer in 2005

Associated Press  

— A Missouri man convicted of ambushing and killing a St. Louis area police officer he blamed in the death of his younger brother was executed Tuesday night. A court filing from the Missouri attorney general’s office said McEntee was in his car questioning three children when Johnson shot him through the open passenger-side window, striking the officer’s leg, head …

‘I have suffered so much’: The teen desperate to attend father Kevin Johnson’s execution in Missouri
2 years, 1 month ago

‘I have suffered so much’: The teen desperate to attend father Kevin Johnson’s execution in Missouri

The Independent  

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Missouri woman, 19, denied emergency motion demanding to be allowed to watch her father's execution
2 years, 1 month ago

Missouri woman, 19, denied emergency motion demanding to be allowed to watch her father's execution

Daily Mail  

Kevin Johnson is due to be executed on Tuesday November 29 for killing a cop Now she has asked for the Missouri governor to grant her father clemency She developed her relationship with her father through visits, calls and letters Corionsa Ramey was two when her father was put in prison for the killing A federal judge said the state …

19-year-old asks court to let her watch father's execution
2 years, 1 month ago

19-year-old asks court to let her watch father's execution

The Independent  

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Judge denies Missouri prosecutor request to halt execution
2 years, 1 month ago

Judge denies Missouri prosecutor request to halt execution

Associated Press  

— A Missouri man who killed a police officer still faces execution later this month after a judge denied a special prosecutor’s request to halt the death sentence. McEntee and the law enforcement community.” Keenan’s court filing said former St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch’s office handled five cases involving the deaths of police officers during his 28 years in …

Judge denies Missouri prosecutor request to halt execution
2 years, 1 month ago

Judge denies Missouri prosecutor request to halt execution

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Missouri man who killed a police officer …

Condemned Missouri man asks Supreme Court to intervene
2 years, 1 month ago

Condemned Missouri man asks Supreme Court to intervene

Associated Press  

A Missouri man sentenced to death for killing a police officer in a fit of rage over his brother’s death is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the execution planned for later this month, in part because the man was a teenager at the time of the killing. Johnson saw officers arrive and awoke his 12-year-old brother, Joseph “Bam …

Condemned Missouri man asks Supreme Court to intervene
2 years, 1 month ago

Condemned Missouri man asks Supreme Court to intervene

The Independent  

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February execution date set for Missouri man who killed four
2 years, 2 months ago

February execution date set for Missouri man who killed four

Associated Press  

— The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday set a February execution date for a suburban St. Louis man who was convicted of killing his girlfriend and her three young children nearly 18 years ago. In May 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Taylor’s case, leading to the setting of an execution date. Taylor’s execution would come about a …

Execution date set for Missouri man who shot police officer
2 years, 4 months ago

Execution date set for Missouri man who shot police officer

Associated Press  

The Missouri Supreme Court has set a Nov. 29 execution date for a man who shot and killed a suburban St. Louis police sergeant in 2005. The execution date comes despite opposition from the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, which wants a special prosecutor to investigate whether Johnson’s conviction and death sentence resulted from racial bias. Then-St. Louis County …

Execution of Missouri man just the 5th in US this year
2 years, 8 months ago

Execution of Missouri man just the 5th in US this year

Associated Press  

A Missouri man who killed a couple during a robbery at their rural home more than a quarter of a century ago was put to death Tuesday, becoming just the fifth person executed in the United States this year. Please give love, show love, BE LOVE!” Parson, in a statement, said the couple killed, James and Zelma Long, “were innocent …

Supreme Court, governor decline to stop Missouri execution
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court, governor decline to stop Missouri execution

Associated Press  

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to halt the upcoming execution of Missouri inmate Carman Deck, and Republican Gov. “The State of Missouri will carry out Mr. Deck’s sentence according to the Court’s order and deliver justice.” Deck’s attorney, Elizabeth Unger Carlyle, declined to comment. Deck, of the St. Louis area, admitted that he killed James Long, 69, and …

Missouri to execute man whose death sentence was overturned three times
2 years, 11 months ago

Missouri to execute man whose death sentence was overturned three times

The Independent  

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Hearing delayed for Oklahoma death row inmate Julius Jones
3 years, 2 months ago

Hearing delayed for Oklahoma death row inmate Julius Jones

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A clemency hearing for Oklahoma death row inmate Julius Jones scheduled for Tuesday has been delayed for a week while his legal challenge is pending in federal court. The five-member Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board is now set to hear Jones’ request for clemency next Tuesday while an appeal by death row inmates is pending in federal …

Ernest Johnson: Missouri executes man after US Supreme Court denies request for a delay
3 years, 3 months ago

Ernest Johnson: Missouri executes man after US Supreme Court denies request for a delay

CNN  

Washington CNN — Missouri executed death row inmate Ernest Johnson on Tuesday after the US Supreme Court rejected a petition earlier in the day that had sought to delay it, citing an intellectual disability. But the Supreme Court’s denial mirrored the Missouri Supreme Court’s May opinion declining to stop his execution. Johnson’s claim that he is not competent to be …

Absent media, Texas executes inmate who killed great aunt
3 years, 7 months ago

Absent media, Texas executes inmate who killed great aunt

Associated Press  

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas man convicted of fatally beating his 83-year-old great aunt more than two decades ago was executed Wednesday evening without media witnesses present because prison agency officials neglected to notify reporters it was time to carry out the punishment. Quintin Jones received the lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the September 1999 killing …

Missouri Supreme Court: No new trial for Lamar Johnson
3 years, 10 months ago

Missouri Supreme Court: No new trial for Lamar Johnson

Associated Press  

— The effort to free Lamar Johnson, who has spent 26 years behind bars for a murder he says he didn’t commit, hit another roadblock Tuesday when the Missouri Supreme Court refused to grant a new trial. Republican Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office argued successfully that Gardner lacked authority to seek a new trial so many years after the …

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