Execution of Quintin Jones

Quintin Phillippe Jones
Born(1979-07-15)July 15, 1979
DiedMay 19, 2021(2021-05-19) (aged 41)
Cause of deathExecution by lethal injection
Conviction(s)Capital murder
Criminal penaltyDeath (March 16, 2001)
Details
Victims3 (two as an accomplice)
Span of crimes
June – September 11, 1999
CountryUnited States
State(s)Texas

Quintin Phillippe Jones (July 15, 1979 – May 19, 2021) was an American man from Livingston, Texas, who was executed for the 1999 killing of his great aunt, Berthena Bryant.[1][2] Bryant's family and 183,344 other people petitioned Texas Governor Greg Abbott for clemency to commute his death sentence to a life sentence.[3][4] He was executed on May 19, 2021, the first execution by the state of Texas in 10 months and only the second since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. He was executed without any media presence.[5][6]

  1. ^ Kessel, Jonah M.; Jaouad, Suleika; Crouse, Lindsay (10 May 2021). "Video: Opinion | Dear Gov. Abbott, Please Save My Life". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  2. ^ "Quintin Jones is on death row for killing his great-aunt. The victim's sister is pleading for clemency". www.cbsnews.com. May 14, 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  3. ^ "'I'm nothing like that person': Texas death row inmate makes video plea for clemency". the Guardian. 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  4. ^ "Family Of Victim Killed By A Fort Worth Man Wants His Life Spared". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  5. ^ "Texas Executes Quintin Jones, a Black Man, Rejecting Clemency Pleas from Victim's Family". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  6. ^ "Texas executes Quintin Jones by lethal injection without media witnesses". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2021-05-21.