DeSantis withdraws death warrant for first time, calling off execution

Politics The Hill By Mira Bhakta 09 Oct 2026 19:15 1 min read
DeSantis withdraws death warrant for first time, calling off execution

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...

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