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 pulled back an execution order. A second execution was still set to go ahead Tuesday.
The move came days after a problematic lethal injection involving Christa Pike brought new questions over Florida's capital punishment procedures. The governor gave no immediate public explanation for withdrawing the warrant for Thompson specifically.