Posted on 07/14/2020 1:14:15 PM PDT by ransomnote
Attorney General William P. Barr has issued the following statement:
“This morning, in the first federal execution in 17 years, Daniel Lewis Lee was executed by lethal injection at FCI Terre Haute in accordance with a death sentence imposed by a federal district court in 1999. Lee, a member of a white supremacist organization, brutally murdered William Frederick Mueller and Nancy Ann Mueller, along with her eight-year-old daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Powell. After robbing and shooting them with a stun gun, Lee duct-taped plastic bags around their heads, weighed down each victim with rocks, and drowned the family in the Illinois bayou. On May 4, 1999, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas found Lee guilty of numerous offenses, including three counts of murder in aid of racketeering, and he was sentenced to death. Today, Lee finally faced the justice he deserved. The American people have made the considered choice to permit capital punishment for the most egregious federal crimes, and justice was done today in implementing the sentence for Lee’s horrific offenses.”
Statement by Department of Justice Spokesperson Kerri Kupec:
“Today, Daniel Lewis Lee faced the justice he deserved. Although Lee’s execution was originally scheduled to occur on Monday at 4:00 pm, a district court’s last-minute preliminary injunction required the Department of Justice to seek emergency vacatur from the Supreme Court. After receiving the green-light early on Tuesday morning, the Federal Bureau of Prisons began preparing Lee for the execution; however, a last-minute procedural claim by Lee’s attorney resulted in an additional delay. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ultimately rejected his claim, clearing the way for his execution. He was pronounced dead at 8:07 am.
The Attorney General appreciates the hard work, dedication, and professionalism demonstrated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons; the United States Marshals Service; and the law enforcement and legal teams that investigated and prosecuted Lee, and that for many years defended the government’s duty to carry out this lawful sentence.”
Right-shoulda been done long ago
Fat stuff Barr has approximately 53 working days to indict one of President Trump coup perpetrators. Until he does I’d rather not hear anything about him.
That’s a very safe topic for Atty. Barr.
He can make it look like he’s heaving some real heavy furniture for the benefit of the American people
In this case, all Barr had to say was: Actions Have Consequences
21 years is anything but swift justice.
The current system is just career opportunities for defense lawyers. Some of the sleaziest liars on earth.
What’s your problem?
I think that to wait for 21 years for the inevitable needle in the arm would be a hard thing to do. Waiting, waiting, waiting for your eternity of burning in hell.
Adios mofo!
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The punks belly aching about capital punishment used on monsters like him are the same punks whod have no problem with one of us being executed on the street for wearing a MAGA hat.
Good news!
Because the goal is to rid the planet of white people, and stupid white people go along with this as long as their own heads aren't chopped off.
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