DeSantis Signs Death Warrant for Inmate Featured in Netflix Series, Schedules Double Execution Day

DeSantis signs death warrant for inmate featured in Netflix series, schedules double execution day

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a record-tying 19th death warrant Thursday, setting an Oct. 13 execution date for an inmate who murdered his cellmate to escape long-term maximum-security conditions.

Gov. DeSantis signed record-tying 19th death warrant for Florida man who killed his cellmate so he could be executed

The warrant signed by DeSantis is for James "Chicken Head" Robertson, 63, who is set to be the first of two executions to occur by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Stark on Oct. 13.

DeSantis signs execution warrant for inmate who killed cellmate in CCI

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed his record tying 19th death warrant of the year Thursday, this one for an inmate who killed his cellmate as an escape to better jailhouse conditions afforded on death row.

For the second time, Florida plans to execute 2 men on the same day

James Robertson and William Thompson are both scheduled to die Oct. 13, the second double execution in Florida this year.

DeSantis signs execution warrant for inmate who wanted to be on Death Row

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed his record-tying 19th death warrant of the year, this one for an inmate who killed his cellmate as an escape to better jailhouse conditions given to Death Row prisoners.

Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Execution Warrant For Inmate Who Murdered Cellmate To Get Death Row

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a death warrant setting an execution date for Florida inmate James Robertson, who murdered his cellmate in 2008 with the stated intention of landing on death row. The execution is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at 12:00 noon at Florida State Prison in Raiford, following a letter sent […] Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Execution Warrant For Inmate Who Murdered Cellmate To Get Death Row