STARKE, FL - A man who was convicted for fatally stabbing a married couple during a robbery is scheduled to be executed in September, which could extend the state's record number of inmates put to death in one single year.
The man, 64-year-old Victor Tony Jones, is scheduled to be executed on September 30th at Florida State Prison under a death warrant that was signed on Friday, August 29th by Governor Ron DeSantis, according to Fox News.
This would mark the state's 13th execution scheduled for this year. The state's 11th execution was carried out on Thursday, August 28th, when 59-year-old Curtis Windom died by lethal injection. David Pittman, 63, is the state's 12th execution, which is scheduled for September 17th.
Jones was convicted in 1993 on two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. He was also found guilty of on two counts of armed robbery. He was a new employee at a Miami-Dade business owned by Matilda and Jacob Nestor in December 1990 when he stabbed the woman in the neck and the man in the chest.
Before he died from his wounds, Jacob Nester was able to make it to an office, pull a .22 caliber pistol from a holster and fire five times, hitting Jones once in the forehead. Jones was found wounded with the Nestors' money and personal belongings in his pockets.
Florida has executed more people this year than any other state, with Texas and South Carolina tied for the second-most with four each. Prior to this year, Florida's previous record for executions in a year since the death penalty was restored in 1976 was eight in 2014.
Across the country, 30 people have been executed so far this year, surpassing the 25 executions carried out in 2024. The last time there were more executions in a year for an entire country was 2014, when 35 people were put to death.
The Florida Supreme Court will hear an appeal as Jones' lawyers seek to block his execution. His legal team is also expected to file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court.
The man, 64-year-old Victor Tony Jones, is scheduled to be executed on September 30th at Florida State Prison under a death warrant that was signed on Friday, August 29th by Governor Ron DeSantis, according to Fox News.
This would mark the state's 13th execution scheduled for this year. The state's 11th execution was carried out on Thursday, August 28th, when 59-year-old Curtis Windom died by lethal injection. David Pittman, 63, is the state's 12th execution, which is scheduled for September 17th.
Jones was convicted in 1993 on two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. He was also found guilty of on two counts of armed robbery. He was a new employee at a Miami-Dade business owned by Matilda and Jacob Nestor in December 1990 when he stabbed the woman in the neck and the man in the chest.
Before he died from his wounds, Jacob Nester was able to make it to an office, pull a .22 caliber pistol from a holster and fire five times, hitting Jones once in the forehead. Jones was found wounded with the Nestors' money and personal belongings in his pockets.
Florida has executed more people this year than any other state, with Texas and South Carolina tied for the second-most with four each. Prior to this year, Florida's previous record for executions in a year since the death penalty was restored in 1976 was eight in 2014.
Across the country, 30 people have been executed so far this year, surpassing the 25 executions carried out in 2024. The last time there were more executions in a year for an entire country was 2014, when 35 people were put to death.
The Florida Supreme Court will hear an appeal as Jones' lawyers seek to block his execution. His legal team is also expected to file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court.
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2025-09-01T09:55-0400 | Comment by: James
Good for Florida!
2025-09-02T21:34-0400 | Comment by: James
Goodbye and good riddance!