Executions

Upcoming Executions

Last updated on June 2, 2023

(Dates are subject to change as a result of stays and appeals.)

Executions Scheduled for 2023

MonthDayStatePrisoner
January3MOAmber McLaughlin (death warrant issued under the name Scott McLaughlin) EXECUTED
10TXRobert Fratta — EXECUTED
12OHAntonio FranklinREPRIEVED
12OKScott Eizember — EXECUTED
February1TXWesley Ruiz — EXECUTED
7MOLeonard Taylor — EXECUTED
8TXJohn Balentine — EXECUTED
15OHStanley L. FitzpatrickREPRIEVED
16OKRichard GlossipRESCHEDULED
23FLDonald Dillbeck — EXECUTED
March7TXGary Green — EXECUTED
7PAJohn Eichinger — REPRIEVED
9OKJemaine CannonRESCHEDULED
9TXArthur Brown — EXECUTED
15OHCharles LorraineREPRIEVED
23IDGerald Pizzuto — STAYED
29TXAnibal Canales, Jr. — WARRANT WITHDRAWN
April3PARahmael Sal Holt — STAYED
5TXAndre Thomas — WARRANT WITHDRAWN
6OKAnthony SanchezRESCHEDULED
6AZAaron Gunches — WARRANT EXPIRED
12FLLouis Gaskin — EXECUTED
19OHDavid A. SneedRESENTENCED TO LIFE on January 31, 2022 under Ohio’s serious mental illness law
26TXIvan Cantu — WARRANT WITHDRAWN
May3FLDarryl Barwick — EXECUTED
4OKPhillip HancockRESCHEDULED
17OHGerald Hand — REPRIEVED
18OKRichard Glossip — STAYED
June1OKJames RyderRESCHEDULED
6MOMichael Tisius
15FLDuane Owen 
15OHCleveland JacksonREPRIEVED
July6OKMichael SmithRESCHEDULED
19OHMichael D. Webb — DIED ON DEATH ROW
20OKJermaine Cannon
20ALJames Barber
August1MOJohnny A. Johnson
3OKWade LayRESCHEDULED
16OHJames O’NealREPRIEVED
September13TXHenry Skinner — DIED ON DEATH ROW
14OHJerome HendersonREPRIEVED
21OKAnthony Sanchez
October5OKRichard Rojem
10TXJedidiah Murphy
18OHMelvin Bonnell — REPRIEVED
November2OKEmmanuel Littlejohn
16OHKeith Lamar
30OKPhillip Hancock
December6OHElwood Jones
7OKKevin Underwood

Executions Scheduled for 2024

MonthDayStatePrisoner
January10OHScott A. Group
11OKWendell Grissom
February1OKJames Ryder
8OKTremane Wood
15OHGregory Lott
March7OKKendrick Simpson
14OHJohn Stojetz
April4OKMichael Smith
17OHArchie Dixon
May2OKRaymond Johnson
June6OKCarlos Cuesta-Rodriguez
6OKWade Lay
18OHTimothy Hoffner
July11OKJames Pavatt
August8OKClarence Goode, Jr.
13OHJohn Stumpf
 
September5OKRonson Bush
October3OKAlfred Mitchell
15OHLawrence Landrum
NovemberNone  
December5OKMarlon Harmon
17OHWarren “Keith” Henness

Executions Scheduled for 2025

MonthDayStatePrisoner
January22OHSean Carter
 
February19OHStanley Adams
March19OHShawn Grate — Legally premature — STAYED
April16OHJohn Drummond
May14OHJames Hanna
June18OHPercy Hutton
July30OHSamuel Moreland
August27OHCedrick Carter
September24OHDouglas Coley
October30OHTimothy Coleman
NovemberNone  
DecemberNone  

Executions Scheduled for 2026

MonthDayStatePrisoner
January7OHQuisi Bryan
February11OHAntonio Franklin
March12OHJames Trimble
April16OHStanley L. Fitzpatrick
May13OHCharles Lorraine
June17OHGerald Hand
July15OHCleveland Jackson
22OHDanny Lee Hill
August19OHJames O’Neal
SeptemberNone  
October21OHJerome Henderson
November18OHMelvin Bonnell
DecemberNone  

Stays of Execution 2023

Date of Scheduled Execution StatePrisonerReason for Stay
January3MOAmber McLaughlin(death warrant issued under the name Scott McLaughlin)EXECUTED
10TXRobert FrattaPreliminary injunction issued by the Tarrant County District Court on January 10, 2023 directing Texas “to desist and refrain from 
administering or injecting [Fratta] with Pentobarbital unless that Pentobarbital is within the number of days specified in the Storage Conditions since the date of its compounding by a pharmacy licensed to compound it.” Writ of mandamus issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on January 10, 2023 vacating the preliminary injunction. 

EXECUTED
12OHAntonio FranklinREPRIEVED by Governor Mike DeWine on July 1, 2022 and execution rescheduled for February 11, 2026.
12OKScott EizemberEXECUTED
February1TXWesley RuizPreliminary injunction issued by the Tarrant County District Court on January 10, 2023 directing Texas “to desist and refrain from 
administering or injecting [Ruiz] with Pentobarbital unless that Pentobarbital is within the number of days specified in the Storage Conditions since the date of its compounding by a pharmacy licensed to compound it.” Writ of mandamus issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on January 10, 2023 vacating the preliminary injunction. 

EXECUTED
7MOLeonard TaylorEXECUTED
8TXJohn Balentine

Preliminary injunction issued by the Tarrant County District Court on January 10, 2023 directing Texas “to desist and refrain from 
administering or injecting [Balentine] with Pentobarbital unless that Pentobarbital is within the number of days specified in the Storage Conditions since the date of its compounding by a pharmacy licensed to compound it.” Writ of mandamus issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on January 10, 2023 vacating the preliminary injunction. 

Warrant withdrawn by the Potter County District Court on January 31, 2023. Warrant reinstated by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on February 8, 2023.


EXECUTED

15OHStanley L. FitzpatrickREPRIEVED by Governor Mike DeWine on July 1, 2022 and execution rescheduled for April 16, 2026.
16OKRichard GlossipRESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for May 18, 2023.
23FLDonald DillbeckEXECUTED
March7TXGary GreenEXECUTED
7PAJohn EichingerREPRIEVED by Governor Tom Wolf on January 11, 2023.
9OKJemaine CannonRESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for July 20, 2023.
9TXArthur Brown

Preliminary injunction issued by the Tarrant County District Court on January 10, 2023 directing Texas “to desist and refrain from administering or injecting [Brown] with Pentobarbital unless that Pentobarbital is within the number of days specified in the Storage Conditions since the date of its compounding by a pharmacy licensed to compound it.” Writ of mandamus issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on January 10, 2023 vacating the preliminary injunction.

EXECUTED

15OHCharles LorraineREPRIEVED on November 10, 2022 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution rescheduled for May 13, 2026.
23IDGerald Pizzuto, Jr.STAYED by the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho on March 9, 2023 “pending the Court’s final adjudication of [his] Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus.”
29TXAnibal Canales, Jr.WARRANT WITHDRAWN by the Bowie County District Court on March 16, 2023 to permit counsel for Mr. Canales to “seek further discovery from other law enforcement entities and continue Mr. Canales’s investigation” in support of a subsequent state habeas corpus petition.
April3PARahmael Sal HoltLegally premature death warrant STAYED by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on February 14, 2023 “pending completion of these habeas corpus proceedings or until further Order of this Court.”
5TXAndre ThomasWARRANT WITHDRAWN by the Grayson County District Court on March 7, 2023.
6OKAnthony SanchezRESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for September 21, 2023.
6AZAaron GunchesWARRANT EXPIRED
12FLLouis Bernard GaskinEXECUTED
19OHDavid SneedRESENTENCED TO LIFE on January 31, 2022 under Ohio’s serious mental illness law.
26TXIvan CantuWARRANT WITHDRAWN by the Collin County District Court on April 20, 2023.
May3FLDarryl BarwickEXECUTED
4OKPhillip HancockRESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for November 30, 2023.
17OHGerald HandREPRIEVED on November 10, 2022 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution rescheduled for June 17, 2026.
18OKRichard GlossipSTAYED
June1OKJames RyderRESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for February 1, 2024.
3ALJames BarberPending (Date may possibly change later)
6MOMichael TisiusPending
15FLDuane OwenPending
15OHCleveland JacksonREPRIEVED on November 10, 2022 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution rescheduled for July 15, 2026.
July6OKMichael SmithRESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for April 4, 2024.
19OHMichael D. WebbDIED ON DEATH ROW on May 2, 2022.
20OKJermaine CannonPending
August1MOJohnny A. JohnsonPending
3OKWade LayRESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; execution date reset for June 6, 2024.
16OHJames O’NealREPRIEVED on April 14, 2023 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution rescheduled for August 19, 2026.
September13TXHenry SkinnerDIED ON DEATH ROW on February 16, 2023 of complications following surgery to remove a brain tumor.
14OHJerome HendersonREPRIEVED on April 14, 2023 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution rescheduled for October 21, 2026.
21OKAnthony SanchezPending
October5OKRichard RojemPending
10TXJedidiah Isaac MurphyPending
18OHMelvin BonnellREPRIEVED on April 14, 2023 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution rescheduled for November 18, 2026.
November2OKEmmanuel LittlejohnPending
16OHKeith LamarPending
30OKPhillip HancockPending
December6OHElwood JonesPending
7OKKevin UnderwoodPending