Julius Jones
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 43 |
| Date of birth | August 14,1981 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Big Stone Gap |
| Virginia | |
| United States | |
| Height | 178 (cm) |
| Spouse | Kelly Jones |
| Siblings | Thomas Jones |
| Movies/Shows | Baller Wives |
| Battle of the Gridiron Stars | |
| Number | Seattle Seahawks |
| Career start | 2003 |
| Receiv touchdown | 2 |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 689768 |
Julius Jones Life story
Julius Andre Maurice Jones is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He also played for the Seattle Seahawks and the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame.
Julius Jones: Oklahoma prisoner's execution halted at last minute
Oklahoma's governor has halted The Execution of prisoner Julius Jones hours before he was due to be put to death.
Kevin Stitt said he was commuting The Sentence to life imprisonment without parole.
Hundreds of students earlier walked out of school demanding clemency for Jones.
Jones was sentenced to death in 2002 for killing Paul Howell during a carjacking three years earlier. He maintains his innocence.
His case has attracted the support of celebrities including reality TV star Kim Kardashian and anti-death penalty activists.
Jones' execution by lethal injection was scheduled for 16:00 local time (2200 GMT) at the State Penitentiary in McAlester.
But Gov Stitt, a Republican, said he intervened " after prayerful consideration and reviewing materials presented by all sides of this case".
After prayerful consideration and reviewing materials presented by all sides of this case, I have determined to commute Julius Jones ' sentence to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
— Governor Kevin Stitt (@GovStitt) The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.The State 's Pardon and Parole Board earlier recommended in a 3-1 majority vote that Jones' sentence be commuted to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
The case has attracted widespread attention in recent years, partly due to the 2018 ABC documentary series " The Last Defense".
More Than six million people have signed a Justice for Julius petition which states he was put on Death Row because of " fundamental breakdowns in The System tasked with deciding".
Jones was found guilty of fatally shooting Mr Howell, an insurance executive, during a 1999 carjacking on his driveway.
In October, he was among five people who won stays of execution from a three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit US Court of Appeal.
" I did not kill Mr Howell, " he wrote in a letter to the parole board in April, after exhausting his appeals.
" I did not participate in any way in his murder; and the First Time I saw him was On Television when his death was reported. "
But Mr Howell's relatives have said Jones' calls for clemency have victimised them Further .
Source of news: bbc.com
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