Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt tells “Wake Up Columbia” that he expects a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court by Thursday, on the vaccine mandate case. The Missouri vs. Biden case involves President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. During his appearance on 939 the Eagle, AG Schmitt also praised assistant attorney general Kevin …
BREAKING: Missouri executes convicted Columbia triple killer Ernest Lee Johnson, despite pleas for clemency
A convicted Columbia triple killer has been executed, despite calls for clemency from Pope Francis and two congressional Democrats from Missouri. Ernest Lee Johnson was executed by lethal injection Tuesday evening at the state’s maximum-security prison in Bonne Terre. Prosecutors say Johnson used a hammer to kill Mary Bratcher, Mable Scruggs and Fred Jones in …
BREAKING: Missouri’s governor rejects clemency request from convicted Columbia triple killer
Missouri’s governor has rejected a clemency request from convicted Columbia triple killer Ernest Lee Johnson, clearing the way for Tuesday’s scheduled execution in southeast Missouri’s Bonne Terre. Barring intervention from the U.S. Supreme Court or a federal judge, Johnson will be executed by lethal injection at the state’s maximum-security prison in Bonne Terre. “The state …
Death penalty opponents request clemency for convicted Columbia triple murderer
Supporters of a convicted Columbia triple killer who’s set to be executed on Tuesday in Boone Terre are urging Missouri’s governor to grant clemency in the case. 61-year-old Ernest Lee Johnson was convicted of killing three people with a hammer at a now-closed Casey’s convenience store, on Ballenger Lane. The murders happened in February 1994. Johnson’s …