President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates on Monday morning, including a man convicted of killing a Columbus police officer during a 2005 robbery.
The 37 people will have their death sentences reclassified from execution to life without parole, according to a statement issued by the White House. One of them is Daryl Lawrence, who was sentenced to death in the killing of Columbus police officer Bryan Hurst.
Hurst, 33, was working special duty at the Fifth Third Bank at 6265 E. Broad St. on Jan. 6, 2005, when Lawrence entered with a drawn handgun and killed the officer during an exchange of gunfire.
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Biden commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates. The three whose sentences were not commutedwere convicted of terrorism or hate-related mass murder.
Donnie Oliverio, a retired police officer in Columbus, Ohio, who was Hurst’s partner and friend, told The Washington Post he supports the decision.
“’Putting to death the person who killed my police partner and best friend would have brought me no peace,” he said. “The President has done what is right here, and what is consistent with the faith he and I share.’”
This is a breaking news post and will be updated.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Biden commutes 37 death sentences, including Columbus cop killer
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