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Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis

Coverage of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in the Nexus archive.

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  • CRIMEJun 25 · 15:42 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMI
    74-year-old man facing execution would be oldest put to death in modern Florida history

    A 74-year-old man, Dusty Ray Spencer, is set to be executed in Florida for the 1992 killing of his wife, Karen, making him the oldest person to face the death penalty in modern Florida history. The execution is scheduled for Thursday, and if carried out, it would be Florida's ninth this year under Governor Ron DeSantis; another 74-year-old inmate, Dennis Sochor, is also scheduled for execution in July.

  • POLITICSJun 2 · 04:00 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMI
    Man who killed his girlfriend's baby is set to be Florida's eighth execution of 2026

    Andrew Richard Lukehart, 53, is set to be executed in Florida for killing his girlfriend's 5-month-old daughter, Gabrielle Hanshaw, in 1996 by dropping and shaking her before discarding her body in a pond. His execution would mark Florida's eighth of 2026, following a record 19 executions in 2025 under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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