Georgia’s oldest death row inmate was executed early
Wednesday after the United States Supreme Court declined to grant a stay of
execution. The inmate, Brandon Astor Jones, 72, was put to death for the 1979
killing of Roger Tackett, a store manager, during a robbery.
Wednesday after the United States Supreme Court declined to grant a stay of
execution. The inmate, Brandon Astor Jones, 72, was put to death for the 1979
killing of Roger Tackett, a store manager, during a robbery.
Mr. Jones, who accepted a final prayer and recorded a final
statement before his execution by lethal injection, was pronounced dead at
12:46 a.m.
statement before his execution by lethal injection, was pronounced dead at
12:46 a.m.
He was convicted of the slaying with another man, Van
Roosevelt Solomon, who was executed by electrocution in 1985.
Roosevelt Solomon, who was executed by electrocution in 1985.
Late Tuesday, lawyers for Mr. Jones tried to block the
execution by challenging the constitutionality of a Georgia law established in
2013 that protects the identity of those who manufacture and prescribe the
drugs used in executions. They had also argued that the death penalty was too
severe a punishment for the crime. Both arguments were however rejected.
execution by challenging the constitutionality of a Georgia law established in
2013 that protects the identity of those who manufacture and prescribe the
drugs used in executions. They had also argued that the death penalty was too
severe a punishment for the crime. Both arguments were however rejected.
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