Missouri Gov.
Mike Parson (R) denied clemency to Brian Dorsey, who faces execution on Tuesday for the 2006 murder of his cousin and her husband.
“Brian Dorsey punished his loving family for helping him in a time of need.
“The pain Dorsey brought to others can never be rectified, but carrying out Dorsey’s sentence according to Missouri law and the Court’s order will deliver justice and provide closure,” Parson added.
The petition gathered over 150 signatories to letters urging Parson to commute Dorsey’s sentence to life without parole.
According to The Kansas City Star, supporters included 72 corrections employees, five jurors, three Republican state representatives and former Missouri Supreme Court justice Michael Wolff, who originally upheld Dorsey’s death sentence in 2009.
“Governor Parson has chosen to ignore the wealth of information before him showing that Brian Dorsey is uniquely deserving of mercy,” she said in a statement, reported by the Associated Press.
The execution is scheduled to take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday and will be carried out by lethal injection, per the state’s execution protocol.
Missouri Gov. Brian Dorsey, who will be put to death on Tuesday for the 2006 killings of his cousin and her husband, was not granted clemency by Congressman Mike Parson (R).
“My kind family helped me during a difficult time, and Brian Dorsey punished me for it.”. After inviting him into their house, where he was greeted by relatives and friends, his cousins offered him a place to stay. Gov. Dorsey responded to them with brutality, murder, and inhumane brutality. In a press release on Monday, Parson stated.
“It will bring justice and closure to carry out Dorsey’s sentence in accordance with Missouri law and the Court’s order, but the pain he caused others can never be undone,” Parson continued.
Parson’s office was contacted by The Hill to request an answer.
After admitting to killing his cousin Sarah Bonnie and her husband Ben Bonnie in central Missouri in 2008, 52-year-old Dorsey was found guilty and put on death row.
The governor decided to move forward with Dorsey’s injection after his legal team submitted a clemency application, citing Dorsey’s “extraordinary rehabilitation” while incarcerated, his apparent mental state the night of the killings, and insufficient legal counsel during the trial, CNN reports.
Around 150 people signed the letters in support of the petition, asking Parson to reduce Dorsey’s sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Missouri Supreme Court justice Michael Wolff, who first upheld Dorsey’s death sentence in 2009, 72 corrections employees, five jurors, three Republican state representatives, and others were among the supporters, according to The Kansas City Star.
Attorney Megan Crane for Dorsey stated that it was tragic that he was put to death.
In a statement obtained by the Associated Press, she stated, “Governor Parson has chosen to ignore the wealth of information before him showing that Brian Dorsey is uniquely deserving of mercy.”. Numerous correctional officers have attested to Brian’s regret, change, and dedication to service. He has tried to atone for his crime every day of his incarceration. The conditions for which clemency is intended are precisely those that Brian’s extraordinary support and unquestionable proof of atonement meet. “.
Should the execution of Dorsey go forward, Missouri will be the fourth state to carry out an execution this year, according to data from the Death Penalty Information Center.
The execution is set to happen at six o’clock. m. Tuesday, in accordance with the state’s execution protocol, and will be carried out by lethal injection.
