DeSantis withdraws death warrant for first time, calling off execution

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis withdrew the death warrant for William Lee Thompson, halting his scheduled lethal-injection execution. It is the first time DeSantis has withdrawn a death warrant since taking office, and the decision followed a botched execution in Tennessee.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) withdrew a death warrant for the first time since he became governor, calling off the execution of 74-year-old William Lee Thompson following the botched execution of Tennessee inmate Christa Pike.  DeSantis’s letter to Florida State Prison Warden Randall Polk blocks Thompson’s scheduled execution by lethal injection. In the letter, the…