Twice-Paroled Ohio Man Executed

newsnet5 ^ | January 22, 2009

[nickcarraway]

A man released twice from Ohio prisons on parole has died by lethal injection in Texas for the slaying of his stepmother.

Reginald Perkins, 53, was pronounced dead at 6:24 p.m. CST.

When asked if he had any last words, he responded, "I already made my statement. Appreciate it. Love y'all."

About an hour before he was executed, Perkins had summoned a prison official to his cell and gave him a statement professing his innocence in the 2000 slaying of 64-year-old Gertie Perkins in Forth Worth.

[Tex Pete]

At least he chose the right state to commit his final crime in.

[mkjessup]

"He also denied pawning his stepmother's ring, saying although his driver's license was used to verify the transaction, the license had been lost and he wasn't the person using it."

That is creative.

[BilLies]

AMEN, BROTHER, AMEN. God moves in strange and mysterious ways.

[San Jacinto]

LOL! The idiot should have stayed in Ohio. If you kill someone in Texas, we’ll kill you back.

[gigster]

I guess he did’t quite “Love Y’all”.

[Ciexyz]

I can't open the link. Why did he supposedly kill his stepmother? A dispute over money?

[libs_kma]

Thank you Texas! For taking out Ohio's trash!!

I wish I could say your check was in the mail, but the Dims have bankrupted our formerly fine State!