Texas carried out its fourth execution of the year, last night in Huntsville. It was the state's 481st post-Furman execution since 1982. Texas has the most active death chamber in the nation, accounting for more than 37% of all modern executions in the nation.
It was the 242nd execution conducted under the administration of Rick Perry. He became Governor of Texas upon the resignation of George W. Bush in December 2000. 152 men and women were executed in five years under Governor Bush's tenure.
The Huntsville Item reports, "Child sex offender put to death." It's by Cody Stark.
A Dallas County man who was supposed to be taking care of an 10-month-old boy, but instead fatally beat him with a flashlight, was executed Wednesday night.
Jesse Joe Hernandez, a 47-year-old convicted child sex offender, was pronounced dead at 6:18 p.m., 10 minutes after the lethal dose was administered into his body.
To date there have been 12 executions in the nation this year; a total of 1,289 post-Furman executions since 1977.
TDCJ notes that six additional executions are currently scheduled for 2012; the next is set for April 26.
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