Melbert Ford

Melbert Ray Ford, Jr. (December 9, 1960 – June 9, 2010) was an American convicted double murderer who in 2010 was executed by lethal injection by the U.S. State of Georgia after being convicted of murder in 1987.

Melbert Ford
Born
Melbert Ray Ford, Jr.

(1960-12-09)December 9, 1960
Georgia, United States
DiedJune 9, 2010(2010-06-09) (aged 49)
Georgia, United States
OccupationGrocery store employee
Criminal statusExecuted on June 9, 2010
Conviction(s)First degree murder, armed robbery (October 1986)
Criminal penaltyDeath sentence (October 23, 1986)

Ford was born in Georgia, America. He was convicted in 1987 of killing his former girlfriend, Martha Chapman Matich, and Lisa Chapman, her 11-year-old niece,[1] in a March 6, 1986 robbery at Chapman's Grocery store in Georgia.[2] Ford had told a friend that he "was going to blow her brains out," and devised a plan to rob the store, saying he intended to kidnap Matich, take her into the woods, make her beg and then shoot her in the forehead.[3]

Execution

Ford was executed by lethal injection on June 9, 2010. He was the 24th inmate put to death by lethal injection in the U.S state of Georgia.[4] He was previously granted a 90-day stay in mid-February because there was a vacancy on the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles. A court had previously held that to go forward with an execution without a full five-member board is a violation of the Georgia Constitution.

Georgia's Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Ford on June 9. which could have stayed his execution on the same day. The Georgia Supreme Court unanimously denied Ford's motion to halt his execution.[5] On June 9, 2010, Ford was executed by lethal injection. He had requested a last meal of fried fish and shrimp, baked potato, salad, boiled corn, ice cream, cheesecake and soda.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Execution rescheduled for Melbert Ray Ford". Covnews.com. 2010-05-21. Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  2. "Melbert Ray Ford - Georgia Death Row - Scheduled Execution : Pro Death Penalty Information - Scheduled Executions". Off2dr.com. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-12-02. Retrieved 2010-06-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Melbert Ford Executed Wednesday Night". 11alive.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  6. "Ford denied clemency, will be executed Wednesday". Covnews.com. 2010-06-06. Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
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