Jackson was convicted along with his half-brother Jeronique Cunningham of shooting and killing 17-year-old Leneshia Williams and 3-year-old Jayla Grant at an apartment on Eureka Street in 2002. 8 people were shot during that robbery attempt. Cunningham is serving a sentence of life in prison. Jackson has been on death row for more than 20 years.
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Cleveland Jackson's execution has been moved from January 2021 to June 2023. The announcement comes as Ohio struggles to find an adequate supply of drugs for lethal injection. Jackson was found guilty for the 2002 deaths of 17-year-old Leneshia Williams and 3-year-old Jayla Grant, both were killed during a robbery. Jackson and his half-brother Jeronique Cunningham lined up eight people inside an apartment during the robbery and shot them. The other six were seriously hurt.
Governor Mike DeWine has pushed back a Lima man's execution date to 2021. 41-year-old Cleveland Jackson was scheduled to die by lethal injection in November of this year, but DeWine has given him a reprieve until January 13 2021. A complaint was made against the attorneys that represented Jackson, and DeWine says it was a serious allegation and needed to be resolved before the disciplinary process can move forward. Jackson was found guilty for the 2002 deaths of 17 year-old Leneshia Williams and 3 year-old Jayla Grant, who were killed during a robbery.
Governor Mike DeWine has pushed back Cleveland Jackson's execution date from May to November of this year. It's in response to a federal court order for the state to come up with a new execution protocol, after the judge's scathing critique of a sedative used in the current process.
Convicted Lima murderer, Cleveland Jackson, could see his execution delayed yet again after an order made by Gov. Mike DeWine. DeWine has ordered the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to develop a new lethal drug protocol. This comes after a federal judge criticized the current protocol, specifically the use of one of the drugs.
Governor Kasich moves Cleveland Jackson execution from September 2018 to May 2019, to get new lawyer more time to prepare for Parole Board.