South Carolina death row inmate seeks execution delay past holidays

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

Steven Bixby is petitioning South Carolina's Supreme Court to postpone his execution until after the winter holidays.

Steven Bixby was convicted in 2007 of killing State Constable Donnie Ouzts and Sergeant Danny Wilson of the Abbeville County Sheriff's Office during a standoff in 2003. Bixby and his parents were involved in a land dispute with the state, which planned to take 20 feet of land from their property to widen a highway.

Bixby has submitted a petition to the South Carolina Supreme Court asking that the clerk of court not issue a notice of execution until after the winter holidays. The petition cites a previous stay of execution granted to another death row inmate in 2024, whose execution date would have fallen near Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The South Carolina Supreme Court has not yet made a ruling on the 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.WISTV · 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.Live5News · 6 Nov, 07:55

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

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