Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has cancelled a death warrant for William Lee Thompson, 74, who was convicted of murder in Miami-Dade County. It is the first time DeSantis has cancelled an execution. A second execution was still scheduled for Tuesday.
The reversal came days after a botched lethal injection involving Christa Pike raised fresh scrutiny over Florida's execution process. The governor offered no public reason for cancelling the order for Thompson specifically.