Clemency hearing resumes for killer of Beech Grove police officer

Family of Deceased Beech Grove Officer Pleads for His Killer to be Executed

WISH-TV INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The family of fallen Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney called for justice and the full execution of Benjamin Ritchie’s death sentence during his final clemency hearing on Monday. Toney’s widow, Dee Dee Toney Horen, said during an emotional testimony to the Indiana Parole Board at the Indiana Government Center, “It is time. It’s time for this chapter of my story, our story, to be closed. It’s time to remember Bil…

‘A monster running loose in the countryside.’ Clemency hearings end for Indiana death row inmate

One week before Benjamin Ritchie’s scheduled execution, family and friends of slain Beech Grove law enforcement officer William Toney urged the Indiana Parole Board to reject the death row inmate’s bid for clemency.

Family of fallen police officer calls for execution in final clemency hearing

Family of fallen police officer calls for justice at clemency hearing. Gov. Braun or U.S. Supreme Court to decide fate of Benjamin Ritchie's upcoming execution.

Indiana Parole Board considers clemency for death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie

The board will send a recommendation to Governor Mike Braun regarding Ritchie’s request for clemency concerning his death penalty conviction.

Clemency hearing resumes for killer of Beech Grove police officer

INDIANAPOLIS -- Benjamin Ritchie is hoping to avoid execution next week for the September 2000 killing of Officer William Toney of the Beech Grove Police Department. Ritchie was convicted of fatally shooting Toney as the officer pursued the car thief through a neighborhood. The then 20-year-old emerged from around the corner of a house and shot Toney four times. The Indiana Parole Board heard from Ritchie at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan …