Capital Punishment

A jury sentenced Steven Wiggins to death for fatally shooting Sgt. Daniel Baker in 2018 before setting fire to his patrol car with his body inside

Prosecutors argued that the defendant was a sociopath who poses a danger to the community

Eric Matthew Frein's execution date has been set for June 22, but it is unclear if it will actually be carried out

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary stay to consider last-minute appeals and then denied the inmate's petitions

Nathaniel Woods is scheduled to receive a lethal injection unless the governor or courts intervene

"I think it did send a message today. If you kill a cop in Texas, we’ll give you a fair trial, but you’re gonna die”

The inmate is one of seven escaped prisoners blamed for the 2000 slaying of a Dallas-area police officer

The bill adds the killing of LEOs, COs and probation officers back to the definition of aggravated murder

The move comes less than a month after Gov. Newsom announced a moratorium on executing any inmates

The inmate, claiming religious freedom, won a reprieve from execution for the killing of a police officer

The inmate's attorneys say he should be spared because he didn't fatally shoot the Irving, Texas police officer

The man is the sixth member to die in the group of inmates who fatally shot an officer 11 times during a robbery