South Carolina death row inmate seeks execution delay past holidays

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 6 Nov, 08:37 · Archive

A South Carolina death row inmate convicted of killing two officers is petitioning to delay his execution until after the winter holidays.

Steven Bixby, convicted in 2007 of killing State Constable Donnie Ouzts and Sergeant Danny Wilson of the Abbeville County Sheriff's Office, has asked the South Carolina Supreme Court to delay his execution until after the winter holidays. Bixby and his parents were involved in a land dispute with the state, which had planned to take 20 feet of land from their property to widen a highway. The standoff between Bixby and the officers took place in 2003.

In his petition to the court, Bixby asks that the clerk of court not issue a notice of execution until after the holidays. The petition references a previous stay of execution that was granted to another death row inmate in 2024, whose scheduled execution date would have fallen near Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The South Carolina Supreme Court has not yet ruled on Bixby's petition.

How it is being reported

• Death row inmate asks for a stay of execution until after holidaysA South Carolina death row inmate is petitioning to have his execution pushed back to after the holidays.Kfyrtv · 6 Nov, 07:55
• Death row inmate asks for a stay of execution until after holidaysA South Carolina death row inmate is petitioning to have his execution pushed back to after the holidays.Valleynewslive · 6 Nov, 07:55

In this story: Steven Bixby · Donnie Ouzts · Danny Wilson · Abbeville County Sheriff's Office · South Carolina · South Carolina Supreme Court

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