US EditionCLEMENCY DENIED: Tulsa convicted double murderer set for May 14 execution
The 5-0 vote leaves Gov. Kevin Stitt unable to consider commutation, and Johnson is set to die for the 2007 murders of Brooke Whitaker and her infant daughter.
- On Wednesday, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 5-0 to deny clemency for Raymond Johnson, who is scheduled for execution May 14 at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.
- Johnson was convicted of the 2007 murders of Brooke Whitaker and her 7-month-old daughter Kya after he beat Whitaker with a hammer and set their Tulsa home on fire.
- During the hearing, attorneys cited Johnson's claim that "there is no excuse for my actions," while Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office pointed to his 1995 homicide conviction of Clarence Oliver.
- The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty called the decision "mortifying," while the victim's sister, Amy Pennington, stated the family has "been waiting nearly 20 years for justice."
- Execution proceeds unless Governor Kevin Stitt intervenes; the board's denial prevents Stitt from considering commutation, as Oklahoma maintains the country's highest execution rate.
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Panel denies clemency to Oklahoma death row inmate • Oklahoma Voice
Tulsa County killer Raymond E. Johnson speaks Wednesday by video conference from Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester to the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board meeting in Oklahoma City. (Screenshot)OKLAHOMA CITY – Religion, redemption and remorse were not enough for Raymond E. Johnson to elicit a single vote for mercy from the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board. The Board voted 5-0 on Wednesday against recommending that Gov. Kevin Stitt grant cl…
CLEMENCY DENIED: Tulsa convicted double murderer set for May 14 execution
In a 5-0 unanimous vote, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board denied clemency for Oklahoma death row inmate, Raymond Johnson.During the April 8 hearing, Johnsons attorney argued that he is a changed man, but representatives for the Oklahoma Attorney Generals office said history proves otherwise.WATCH: CLEMENCY DENIED: Tulsa convicted double murderer set for May 14 execution CLEMENCY DENIED: Tulsa convicted double murderer set for May 14 executio…
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