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Drummond opposes clemency in brutal double murder case

Monday, December 22 by Ponca City Now

Kendrick Simpson OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has formally requested that the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board deny clemency for convicted murderer Kendrick Simpson, who was sentenced to death for the brutal 2006 drive-by murders of Glen Palmer and Anthony Jones. In the clemency packet filed, Drummond emphasized that Simpson has never demonstrated genuine... Read More.

Oklahoma pardon and parole board recommends clemency to death row inmate Tremane Wood

Wednesday, November 5 by KOKH

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. (KOKH) — The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency be granted to death row inmate Tremane Wood. Wood was convicted in the 2001 deadly stabbing of migrant farmworker Rene Ramirez during a robbery in Oklahoma City. Wednesday's clemency hearing began at 9 a.m. Three board members voted yes to granting clemency... Read More.

Drummond Requests Clemency Denial for Wendell Grissom

Thursday, January 23 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond requested that the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board reject clemency for Wendell Arden Grissom. He is set for execution in March for the murder of Amber Dawn Matthews. On the afternoon of Nov. 3, 2005, Grissom and another man, Jessie Johns, broke into the Blaine County house of... Read More.

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Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board Denies Clemency for Convicted Killer Kevin Underwood

Friday, December 13 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board denied clemency for Kevin Underwood on Friday. He was convicted of murdering 10-year-old Jamie Rose Bolin in 2006 in Purcell. His execution date is set for Dec. 19. Underwood’s legal counsel mentioned his... Read More.

Court Of Appeals Grants Stay In Clemency Hearing For Oklahoma Death Row Inmate Kevin Underwood

Tuesday, December 10 by Ponca City Now

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a stay for the clemency hearing of Oklahoma death row inmate Kevin Underwood. The hearing was scheduled for Monday, Dec. 9 despite delays brought on by the controversy of recent resignations on the Pardon and Parole Board and a legal challenge filed by his attorneys. However,... Read More.