The Aporia · Texas man who killed 3 in 2005 burglary executed after warden asks him for last words

LeJames Norman, 40, was executed by lethal injection in Texas on Wednesday evening for murdering three people during a robbery in Edna, about 100 miles southwest of Houston, in 2005. When asked if he had any final words before his execution, Norman remained silent and was then pronounced dead at 6:44 p.m. This execution was the fifth in Texas this year.

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A judge's late-night decision halted the planned execution of Stacey Humphreys in Georgia for two real estate agent murders, while Texas proceeded with the lethal injection execution of LeJames Norman on Wednesday. Norman was 40 years old and convicted of murdering three people—Samuel Roberts (24), Tiffani Peacock (18), and Celso Lopez (38)—during a home invasion in search of drugs in Edna, Texas, in 2005. Texas marked its fifth execution this year, while Georgia had not conducted any executions during the same period. Nationwide, Florida has been the most active jurisdiction for executions with more than half of the 25 carried out so far this year. Norman was given a final chance to speak but declined, before being put to death by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas.

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A Texas death row inmate was given one final opportunity to speak Wednesday evening, moments before the state executed him for the murders of three people during a botched 2005 robbery. asserted

state → give → robbery

LeJames Norman, 40, had nothing to say. asserted

Norman → have → nothing

When the warden asked whether he wanted to make a final statement, Norman simply shook his head before he was put to death by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. asserted

he → ask → Huntsville

Norman was sentenced to death for fatally shooting Samuel Roberts, 24, Tiffani Peacock, 18, and Celso Lopez, 38, inside the Edna home they shared, about 100 miles southwest of Houston. asserted

they → sentence → Houston

According to court records, Norman and Ker’Sean Ramey believed there was cocaine inside the home and went there intending to steal it. uncertain

Norman → accord → it

They never found any drugs. asserted

They → find → drugs

Ramey was also convicted in the killings and sentenced to death. asserted

Ramey → convict → death

His execution is scheduled for next week. asserted

execution → schedule → week

Norman was arrested about five months after the murders while trying to cross back into the United States from Mexico. asserted

Norman → arrest → Mexico

He later pleaded guilty to capital murder, leaving a jury to decide whether he would be sentenced to death. asserted

he → plead → death

The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request from Norman’s attorneys Wednesday to stop the execution. asserted

Court → deny → execution

In his final moments, Norman lay on a thin mattress atop a steel table and looked toward a window. asserted

Norman → lie → window

His sister, two of his children and a friend were there watching him. asserted

sister → watch → him

After receiving a lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital, Norman took a couple of deep breaths, appeared to yawn and made several snoring sounds. asserted

Norman → receive → sounds

He then stopped moving. asserted

He → stop → ?

A physician examined him about 30 minutes later, and Norman was pronounced dead at 6:44 p.m. asserted

Norman → examine → p.m.

No relatives or friends of the three people he killed witnessed the execution. asserted

he → kill → execution

Norman was the fifth inmate executed in Texas this year. asserted

Norman → execute → Texas

Another execution scheduled for Wednesday was halted in Georgia, where Stacey Humphreys, a man convicted of killing two real estate agents, had been set to die. asserted

Humphreys → schedule → agents

sentences → stop → opportunity

The Associated Press contributed to this report. asserted

Press → contribute → report

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