Kevin Stitt
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 51 |
| Date of birth | December 28,1972 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Milton |
| Florida | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Sarah Stitt |
| Party | Republican Party |
| Office | Governor of Oklahoma |
| Residence | Oklahoma Governor's Mansion |
| Job | Politician |
| Parents | Joyce Stitt |
| John Stitt | |
| Position | Governor of Oklahoma since 2019 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Oklahoma State University |
| Norman High School | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 451317 |
Kevin Stitt Life story
John Kevin Stitt is an American businessman and politician serving as the 28th and current Governor of Oklahoma since 2019. The founder and a former chairman and CEO of Gateway Mortgage Group, he is a member of the Republican Party and was first elected in 2018, defeating Democratic nominee Drew Edmondson.
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... The state s Governor Kevin Stitt will be presented with the bill for his approval...
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... Kevin Stitt said he was commuting the sentence to life imprisonment without parole...
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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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