A Florida man convicted of killing 2 people outside a bar is to be executed in July
- A man convicted of murdering two people in 1993 is set to be executed in Florida on July 15.
- Michael Bernard Bell, 54, was convicted in 1995 and sentenced to death for the murders of Jimmy West and Tamecka Smith.
- In December 1993, Bell shot West and Smith with an AK-47 rifle outside a Jacksonville bar.
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DeSantis signs death warrant for Florida’s eighth execution in 2025
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of murdering two people in 1993 in Duval County, setting the stage for a potentially record-tying eighth execution this year. DeSantis signed the death warrant for Michael Bernard Bell, 54, with the execution scheduled July 15 at Florida State Prison, according to information posted on the state Supreme Court website. If the state puts Bell to death by lethal in…
Gov. DeSantis signs death warrant for man convicted of killing 2 people in 1993 in Duval County
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of murdering two people in 1993 in Duval County, setting the stage for a potentially record-tying eighth execution this year.
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