Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has cancelled a death warrant for William Lee Thompson, 74, who was found guilty of murder in Miami-Dade County. It is the first time DeSantis has withdrawn a death warrant. A second execution was still set to go ahead Tuesday.
The reversal came days after a problematic lethal injection involving Christa Pike raised fresh scrutiny over Florida's execution process. The governor gave no immediate public explanation for cancelling the order for Thompson specifically.