A North Texas man is facing execution for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago.
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Turning grief into purpose: How one bereavement director walks alongside families after the loss of a child Read full article: Turning grief into purpose: How one bereavement director walks alongside families after the loss of a childGinuwine, Soulja Boy and Ying Yang Twins headline SeaWorld San Antonio’s concert series lineup3 children found dead; 3 others hospitalized following Austin apartment fire, fire officials sayThis undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Texas death row inmate Cedric Ricks. was sentenced to death for the May 2013 killings of 30-year-old Roxann Sanchez and her son Anthony Figueroa at their apartment in Bedford, a suburb in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Sanchez's 12-year-old son, Marcus Figueroa, was injured during the attack.Ricks, 51, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection after 6 p.m. CDT at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, about 70 miles north of Houston. About nine hours before the scheduled 6 p.m. CDT execution, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a brief order that rejected Ricks' final appeal to block the execution from proceeding. No reason was given for the rejection. His attorneys had asked the Supreme Court to stay his execution, arguing that prosecutors violated Ricks’ constitutional rights by eliminating potential jurors on the basis of race. Previous appeals by Ricks that alleged ineffective counsel and called for the suppression of evidence in the case have been denied. In a 1986 ruling known as Batson v. Kentucky, the Supreme Court determined that excluding jurors because of their race violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. “At trial, Ricks already suspected that the State had singled out minority jurors to exclude them from his jury,” Ricks’ attorneys said in their petition to the Supreme Court. Ricks’ lawyers said that notes prosecutors kept during the jury selection process, and which were not obtained until 2021, show that prosecutors singled out minority jurors. The Texas Attorney General’s Office said court records show the prosecution’s jury selection decisions were “race neutral” and lower courts have already concluded that prosecutors’ actions were not discriminatory. Ricks “viciously stabbed his girlfriend Roxann and her eight-year-old son Anthony to death,” the attorney general’s office said. “The public has a strong interest in enforcement of Ricks’ sentence.” The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday denied Ricks’ request for a 90-day reprieve or to commute his death sentence. Prosecutors said Ricks and Sanchez were arguing in their apartment when Sanchez’s two sons from a previous marriage — Anthony and Marcus Figueroa — tried to break up the fight. Ricks grabbed a knife from the kitchen and began to stab Sanchez multiple times, according to court records. Marcus Figueroa ran to his bedroom closet and tried to call police. After killing Anthony Figuerora, Ricks resumed stabbing Marcus Figueroa, who survived the attack by playing dead. Ricks did not injure his own then-9-month-old son, Isaiah, according to court records.During his trial, Ricks testified that he had anger issues and had been defending himself against the two boys after they had come to their mother’s defense. “Explaining my rage, I was upset. Things happen. I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know. I wish I could bring them back, like, right now,” said Ricks, who also apologized for the killings. A day before the stabbings, Ricks had appeared in court after having been charged with assaulting Sanchez during a previous incident. If the execution is carried out, Ricks would be the second person put to death this year in Texas and the sixth person in the country. Texas has historically held more executions than any other state., a 75-year-old inmate in Alabama, had been scheduled to be executed on Thursday. But Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday, reducing it to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Burton had been sentenced to death for a fatal shooting during a 1991 robbery, even though he didn’t pull the trigger.Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Send us your questions about danger in the classroomQuestions about self-driving cars rise after one blocked an ambulance responding to Austin shootingEl uniforme de los Texas Cavaliers: Tradición que camina con Fiesta1 dead, 1 injured in West Side apartment shooting, SAPD saysSan Antonio Pets Alive! issues urgent call for puppy fostersAustin police release video from deadly Sixth Street mass shooting
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