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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 16, 2017

No Death Penalty Sought for FL Cop Killer Suspect, Orlando Chief 'Furious'

Orlando Police Chief John Mina said he's "furious" with the decision not to seek the death penalty for Markeith Loyd, the man accused of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend and an Orlando police officer who tried to arrest him.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 16, 2016

Cleveland Cop Killer Put Back On Death Row

An appeals court on Thursday returned Quisi Bryan to death row after ruling that a federal judge improperly overturned his murder convictions in the 2000 killing of a Cleveland police officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 9, 2016

Sheriff Clarke Pushes for Federal Death Penalty for Cop Killers

In the wake of the latest deadly attack on police officers in the United States, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke said the government needs to take a tougher line with cop killers.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 18, 2016

New Mexico Governor Wants to Restore the Death Penalty

New Mexico's governor is reframing the death penalty debate as the proper response to recent police killings, including one officer killed Friday in her own state.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 16, 2016

Arkansas Cop Killer Suspect Charged With Capital Murder

The shooting suspect in the death of Sebastian County, AR, Deputy Cpl. Bill Cooper has been charged with capital murder and 10 counts of attempted capital murder.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 12, 2016

U.S. Appeals Court Delays Execution for Alabama Cop Killer

A federal appeals court on Thursday delayed the execution of an Alabama inmate just hours before he was to die by lethal injection for killing a police officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2016

Man Who Killed Texas Game Warden Executed

James Garrett Freeman, 35, shot and killed Justin Hurst, a game warden with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, following a 90-minute chase on country roads in the early morning of March 17, 2007, according to court documents. It was Hurst’s 34th birthday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2016

Supreme Court Strikes Down Florida Death Sentence Process

Florida's death penalty sentencing process violates the constitutional rights of criminal defendants by granting judges powers that juries should wield, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2015

Video: Trump Says Cop Killers Will Get Death Penalty If He Wins

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to issue an executive order to mandate the death penalty for anyone who kills a police officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2015

FLEOA Applauds Toomey Law Enforcement Legislation

FLEOA has endorsed Senator Pat Toomey's introduction of S. 2034, The Thin Blue Line Act, which would provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty to include public officials and employees.

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