12-10-2014, 02:31 PM
GEORGIA
And, also this morning, Robert Wayne Hosley 49, was executed by the state of Georgia.
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Holsey ^ was sentenced to die for the Dec. 17, 1995, killing of Baldwin County sheriff's deputy Will Robinson. A jury convicted Holsey in February 1997.
Holsey robbed a convenience store in the town of Milledgeville early on Dec. 17, and the store clerk immediately called police, describing the suspect and his car, prosecutors said.
According to court documents, Robinson stopped a car at a nearby hotel minutes later and radioed in the license plate number. As Robinson approached the vehicle, Holsey fired at him, prosecutors said. The deputy suffered a fatal head wound.
Holsey fled but was arrested a short time later at his sister's house.
Holsey's lawyers filed a number of last-minute appeals to stop the execution but they were all rejected.
Moments before he was put to death, Holsey addressed the victim's father.
"Mr. Robinson, I'm sorry for taking your son's life that night," he said. "He didn't deserve to die like that." Holsey added, "I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me and my family."
And, also this morning, Robert Wayne Hosley 49, was executed by the state of Georgia.
Holsey ^ was sentenced to die for the Dec. 17, 1995, killing of Baldwin County sheriff's deputy Will Robinson. A jury convicted Holsey in February 1997.
Holsey robbed a convenience store in the town of Milledgeville early on Dec. 17, and the store clerk immediately called police, describing the suspect and his car, prosecutors said.
According to court documents, Robinson stopped a car at a nearby hotel minutes later and radioed in the license plate number. As Robinson approached the vehicle, Holsey fired at him, prosecutors said. The deputy suffered a fatal head wound.
Holsey fled but was arrested a short time later at his sister's house.
Holsey's lawyers filed a number of last-minute appeals to stop the execution but they were all rejected.
Moments before he was put to death, Holsey addressed the victim's father.
"Mr. Robinson, I'm sorry for taking your son's life that night," he said. "He didn't deserve to die like that." Holsey added, "I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me and my family."