Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has denied a clemency request from a man scheduled to be executed for the 2002 death of a 6-year-old girl in St. Louis County.
FILE - This undated photo provided by the Missouri Department of Corrections shows Johnny Johnson. Johnson who abducted and beat to death a 6-year-old girl was scheduled to be executed Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Missouri, as his attorneys pressed claims that he is mentally incompetent. – Missouri Gov.
Parson denied the clemency request. He noted that a variety of courts — including the original trial judge andjust days ago — have thus far rejected Johnson's incompetency claims. In a clemency petition, Johnson's attorneys said that Casey's father, Ernie Williamson, opposes the death penalty.Casey's great aunt, Della Steele, sent a message to Parson emphasizing that Johnson could have turned back at any point but instead chose to abduct, assault and kill Casey and then literally covered up his crime.
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