US EditionGovernor follows recommendation of State Parole Board, execution moves forward
- Governor Mike Braun has approved the execution of Benjamin Ritchie, set to take place in Indiana on May 20, following the State Parole Board’s recommendation to deny clemency.
- The decision follows the board's unanimous recommendation to deny clemency, despite legal arguments citing Ritchie's undiagnosed fetal alcohol syndrome and developmental disabilities.
- In 2002, Ritchie was sentenced to death for fatally shooting Officer Bill Toney of the Beech Grove Police Department during a police chase in 2000.
- The board noted Ritchie's history of violent and threatening conduct in prison, with over 40 reports, and that the circumstances of the crime did not justify clemency.
- The execution proceeds amid pleas from Toney’s family and officials to honor the jury's decision, while Ritchie's attorneys express disappointment and seek higher court intervention.
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Reporter.netIndiana governor, parole board deny clemency for death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie
By: Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle For The Republic INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mike Braun rejected a clemency plea from Benjamin Ritchie Wednesday, one day after the Indiana Parole Board recommended that the death row inmate’s May 20 execution proceed as scheduled. Ritchie, who fatally shot Beech Grove law enforcement officer William Toney during a police pursuit on Sept. Continue reading Indiana governor, parole board deny clemency for death ro…
Governor follows recommendation of State Parole Board, execution moves forward
By WRTV Staff Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) — Governor Mike Braun is following the Indiana Parole Board’s recommendation to deny clemency to Benjamin Ritchie, who is scheduled for execution on May 20th for the murder of Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney in 2000. Governor Braun explained his decision in a statement released on Wednesday. “After carefully reviewing the unanimous recommendation from the State Paro…
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