Florida Governor DeSantis Pulls Death Warrant For Inmate With Dementia
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Fri, 9 October 2026
9 reports- iheart.com10:29first to report
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has withdrawn the death warrant for William Lee Thompson, a 74-year-old inmate with dementia, canceling his execution scheduled for October 13. Concerns about Thompson's mental capacity prompted the decision. James Robertson's execution remains scheduled for the s...
- iheart.com10:29
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has withdrawn the death warrant for William Lee Thompson, a 74-year-old inmate with dementia, canceling his execution scheduled for October 13. Concerns about Thompson's mental capacity prompted the decision. James Robertson's execution remains scheduled for the s...
- iheart.com10:29
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has withdrawn the death warrant for William Lee Thompson, a 74-year-old inmate with dementia, canceling his execution scheduled for October 13. Concerns about Thompson's mental capacity prompted the decision. James Robertson's execution remains scheduled for the s...
- iheart.com10:29
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has withdrawn the death warrant for William Lee Thompson, a 74-year-old inmate with dementia, canceling his execution scheduled for October 13. Concerns about Thompson's mental capacity prompted the decision. James Robertson's execution remains scheduled for the s...
- iheart.com10:29
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has withdrawn the death warrant for William Lee Thompson, a 74-year-old inmate with dementia, canceling his execution scheduled for October 13. Concerns about Thompson's mental capacity prompted the decision. James Robertson's execution remains scheduled for the s...
- iheart.com10:29
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has withdrawn the death warrant for William Lee Thompson, a 74-year-old inmate with dementia, canceling his execution scheduled for October 13. Concerns about Thompson's mental capacity prompted the decision. James Robertson's execution remains scheduled for the s...
- iheart.com10:29
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has withdrawn the death warrant for William Lee Thompson, a 74-year-old inmate with dementia, canceling his execution scheduled for October 13. Concerns about Thompson's mental capacity prompted the decision. James Robertson's execution remains scheduled for the s...
- iheart.com10:29
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has withdrawn the death warrant for William Lee Thompson, a 74-year-old inmate with dementia, canceling his execution scheduled for October 13. Concerns about Thompson's mental capacity prompted the decision. James Robertson's execution remains scheduled for the s...
- The Hill19:15
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) withdrew 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. In the letter, the...