Updated September 1, 2026 at 11:50 AM ET

Florida executes James Robertson as DeSantis withdraws warrant for William Lee Thompson

Florida executes James Robertson as DeSantis withdraws warrant for William Lee Thompson
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Florida carried out the execution of James Robertson on Tuesday, while Gov. Ron DeSantis withdrew a death warrant for a separate death row inmate, William Lee Thompson, in what records show is the first such withdrawal in state history. Robertson, 63, received a three-drug lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke starting at

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