US EditionOklahoma set to execute man convicted of double killing in 2006 drive-by shooting
Simpson was Oklahoma's first execution of 2026 after a parole board denied clemency despite his apology and admission of guilt for the 2006 killings.
- On Feb. 12, Kendrick Simpson faces execution at 10 a.m. in McAlester unless the U.S. Supreme Court grants a stay or Gov. Stitt issues a reprieve.
- Convicted in 2006, Simpson received a jury-recommended death sentence for the double murder of Glen Palmer and Anthony Jones after prosecutors say he fired about 20 rounds following the victims.
- Supporters say Simpson's attorneys argue he suffered severe childhood trauma and PTSD, which jurors were not permitted to hear, while highlighting his GED and published poetry, including a 2024 college award.
- The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board's 3-2 vote denied clemency, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a late appeal after advocates filed a Feb. 9 petition with Justice Neil Gorsuch, and Gentner Drummond praised the denial.
- Critics point to Oklahoma's unimplemented 2017 execution commission recommendations while Simpson's case affects victims' families grieving nearly 20 years and his four sons and granddaughter.
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Kendrick Simpson was executed by lethal injection in Oklahoma for the 2006 double homicide of Anthony Jones and Glen Palmer after a nightclub altercation in Oklahoma City.
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Independent EspañolBy SEAN MURPHY McALESTER, Oklahoma, U.S.A. (AP) — An individual who admitted to killing two men by shooting them from a moving vehicle in 2006 was executed on Thursday, at the first execution of the year in Oklahoma. Kendrick Simpson, 45, was declared dead at 10:19 CST after a three-drug injection into the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, prison officials reported. He was convicted of killing 19-year-old Anthony Jones and 20-year-old Gl…
Oklahoma executes first inmate of the year
Death row inmate Kendrick A. Simpson in January asked the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board for clemency. (Screenshot)OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma County double killer was the first inmate to be put to death this year in the state. Kendrick A. Simpson, 45, was pronounced dead at 10:19 a.m. Thursday at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester following a lethal injection, said Kay Thompson, an Oklahoma Department of Corrections spokesperson. Simpso…
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