GA Murderer Executed: Georgia executed a convicted murderer Tuesday evening for the 1996 killing of his 19-year-old neighbor. Victor Morten of the Washington Times reports that Kenneth Fults was put to death by lethal injection following two unsuccessful last-ditch efforts to halt it. Fults pleaded guilty to fatally shooting Kathy Bonds in the back of the head five times during a burglary following a week-long crime spree that included the attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend. Fults was the fourth person executed in Georgia this year and the 12th nationwide.
Execution of AL Cop Killer Stayed: A federal appeals court granted a motion to stay the Thursday night scheduled execution of an Alabama cop killer less than 12 hours before it was to be carried out. Kelly Cohen of the Washington Examiner reports that the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay in order to hear arguments that 65-year-old Vernon Madison is incompetent to face the death penalty because a series of strokes left him with "vascular dementia and memory deficits" and "he no longer understands why the State of Alabama seeks to execute him," his attorneys argue. Madison is on death row for the 1985 murder of police officer Julius Schulte, who was shot point blank in the head while responding to a domestic disturbance call. Madison was on parole at the time. Now, his attorneys must file briefs addressing his health issues by May 27 and the attorney general's office has until June 10. His attorneys must reply by June 17. Update: Alabama has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift the stay, Mark Berman reports in the WaPo.
Chicago Violence Steadily Rises: Since early Wednesday afternoon, four people were killed and at least 14 were wounded in Chicago, continuing the city's streak of violence this year, Rosemary Sobol, Grace Wong and Alexandra Chachkevitch of the Chicago Tribune report. The violence included five people shot in the Park Manor neighborhood and a triple fatal shooting at an Englewood home. A resident who works near where one of the incidents occurred said, "I've been in this neighborhood six years and no problems happened. And now I'm scared to walk outside."
Gang Member Arrested for Rape 12 Hours After Release: A Los Angeles gang member had been out of jail for 12 hours when he was arrested for raping a woman in a Lincoln Heights park restroom. The LA Daily News reports that 27-year-old Edgar Lobos forced the 31-year-old victim into the restroom at gunpoint when she was walking through the park on Monday evening. The victim and witnesses were later able to identify Lobos based on his distinctive facial tattoos. Lobos' criminal history includes vandalism, possession of controlled substances and domestic violence. Before being released from jail shortly before the attack, he was serving time for a narcotics-related parole violation.
Execution of AL Cop Killer Stayed: A federal appeals court granted a motion to stay the Thursday night scheduled execution of an Alabama cop killer less than 12 hours before it was to be carried out. Kelly Cohen of the Washington Examiner reports that the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay in order to hear arguments that 65-year-old Vernon Madison is incompetent to face the death penalty because a series of strokes left him with "vascular dementia and memory deficits" and "he no longer understands why the State of Alabama seeks to execute him," his attorneys argue. Madison is on death row for the 1985 murder of police officer Julius Schulte, who was shot point blank in the head while responding to a domestic disturbance call. Madison was on parole at the time. Now, his attorneys must file briefs addressing his health issues by May 27 and the attorney general's office has until June 10. His attorneys must reply by June 17. Update: Alabama has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift the stay, Mark Berman reports in the WaPo.
Chicago Violence Steadily Rises: Since early Wednesday afternoon, four people were killed and at least 14 were wounded in Chicago, continuing the city's streak of violence this year, Rosemary Sobol, Grace Wong and Alexandra Chachkevitch of the Chicago Tribune report. The violence included five people shot in the Park Manor neighborhood and a triple fatal shooting at an Englewood home. A resident who works near where one of the incidents occurred said, "I've been in this neighborhood six years and no problems happened. And now I'm scared to walk outside."
Gang Member Arrested for Rape 12 Hours After Release: A Los Angeles gang member had been out of jail for 12 hours when he was arrested for raping a woman in a Lincoln Heights park restroom. The LA Daily News reports that 27-year-old Edgar Lobos forced the 31-year-old victim into the restroom at gunpoint when she was walking through the park on Monday evening. The victim and witnesses were later able to identify Lobos based on his distinctive facial tattoos. Lobos' criminal history includes vandalism, possession of controlled substances and domestic violence. Before being released from jail shortly before the attack, he was serving time for a narcotics-related parole violation.
Once again, another appalling last-minute stay of execution. The four Democrat Justices cannot even be bothered to explain why Alabama should not be able to carry out justice--once again, Democratically-appointed judges and justices twist the law to help capital murderers.