District Judge Hannelore Kitts followed the April 21 recommendation of a jury...
District Judge Hannelore Kitts followed the April 21 recommendation of a jury...
1 MIN READ
District Judge Hannelore Kitts followed the April 21 recommendation of a jury, and sentenced Sidney Gleason was to death.
Gleason, 27, was convicted of shooting Miki Martinez, 19, and her boyfriend, Darren Wornkey, 24, on Feb. 21, 2004. Gleason and his cousin, Damian Thompson, 27, kidnapped and killed Martinez because they feared she might tell police about a previous crime - the stabbing and robbery of 76-year-old Paul Elliott.
Thompson previously pleaded guilty to 1st-degree murder in Martinez's death and is serving a life sentence. He will be eligible for parole in 2029.
Gleason, 27, was convicted of shooting Miki Martinez, 19, and her boyfriend, Darren Wornkey, 24, on Feb. 21, 2004. Gleason and his cousin, Damian Thompson, 27, kidnapped and killed Martinez because they feared she might tell police about a previous crime - the stabbing and robbery of 76-year-old Paul Elliott.
Thompson previously pleaded guilty to 1st-degree murder in Martinez's death and is serving a life sentence. He will be eligible for parole in 2029.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Associated Press, 28/08/2006)
KEEP READING
ALL THE NEWS · DEATH PENALTY On the same front
DEATH PENALTYSEPTEMBER 2, 2026
IRAN - Aziz Roshanayi executed in Shiraz on September 2
DEATH PENALTYAUGUST 31, 2026
Pakistan: ASI sentenced to death for killing two brothers in Swabi
DEATH PENALTYAUGUST 31, 2026
Bangladesh: HC confirms death sentence of lone accused for rape, murder of 8-year-old Asiya
DEATH PENALTYAUGUST 31, 2026
IRAN - Mojtaba Salahi Laghani executed in Rasht on September 2
DEATH PENALTYAUGUST 30, 2026
Pakistan: Man sentenced to death, brother gets life term for double murder in 2021
DEATH PENALTYAUGUST 23, 2026