John Allen Muhammad is schedule to die by lethal injection Tuesday night at 9PM. His crime: 13 people shot (10 dead) during the 2002 Beltway sniper attack.
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request to block Tuesday's execution of Washington, D.C. sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammed.
The Court did not issue a statement Monday on why it refused to consider his appeal.
Muhammad's lawyer released a response to the Court's decision shortly after the ruling. "In its effort to race John Allen Muhammad to his death before his appeals could be pursued, the state of Virginia will execute a severely mentally ill man who also suffered from Gulf War Syndrome the day before Veterans day," Jonathan Sheldon said.
Muhammad is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday at a Virginia prison for the slaying of Dean Harold Meyers at a gas station during a three-week spree in October 2002 across Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Muhammad and his teenage accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, were also suspected of fatal shootings in other states, including Louisiana, Alabama and Arizona. Malvo is serving life in prison.
Muhammad still has a clemency petition before Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine. Link
GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!!
Always remember the victims:
James Martin 55 Deceased October 2, 2002, 6:04 PM Wheaton, Maryland
James Buchanan 39 Deceased October 3, 2002, 7:41 AM Rockville, Maryland
Premkumar Walekar 54 Deceased October 3, 2002, 8:12 AM Aspen Hill, Maryland
Sarah Ramos 34 Deceased October 3, 2002, 8:37 AM Silver Spring, Maryland
Lori Ann Lewis-Rivera 25 Deceased October 3, 2002, 9:58 AM Kensington, Maryland
Pascal Charlot 72 Deceased October 3, 2002, 9:20 PM Washington, D.C.
Caroline Seawell 43 Living October 4, 2002, 2:30 PM Fredericksburg, Virginia
Iran Brown 13 Living October 7, 2002, 8:09 AM Bowie, Maryland
Dean Harold Meyers 53 Deceased October 9, 2002, 8:18 PM Manassas, Virginia
Kenneth Bridges 53 Deceased October 11, 2002, 9:40 AM Fredericksburg, Virginia
Linda Franklin 47 Deceased October 14, 2002, 9:19 PM Falls Church, Virginia
Jeffrey Hopper 37 Living October 19, 2002, 8:00 PM Ashland, Virginia
Conrad Johnson 35 Deceased October 22, 2002, 5:55 AM Aspen Hill, Maryland
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