February 15, 2025

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued the following reprieves of execution:

Pictured left to right : Percy Hutton, Samuel Moreland & Douglas Coley (Photo courtesy of Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

  • Percy Hutton, who was scheduled to be executed on June 18, 2025.  The new date of execution has been moved to June 21, 2028. Hutton, of Cleveland, was sentenced to die for the 1985 fatal shooting Derek Mitchell after an argument over a sewing machine
  • Samuel Moreland, who was scheduled to be executed on July 30, 2025.  The new date of execution has been moved to July 19, 2028. From the –Dayton Daily News, Moreland was sentenced to death for the November 1985 murders of his five people, including three children. The victims were his girlfriend, Glenna Green; Green’s daughter, Lana Green, and Green’s grandchildren Datrin Talbott, Datwan Talbott and Voilana Green. “Three other children were beaten and/or shot and left for dead.”
  • Douglas Coley, who was scheduled to be executed on September 24, 2025. The new date of execution has been moved to August 15, 2028. Coley was sentenced to death in June 1998 for killing 21-year-old Samar El-Okdi in Toledo in 1997 during a carjacking

Governor DeWine is issuing these reprieves due to ongoing problems involving the willingness of pharmaceutical suppliers to provide drugs to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC), pursuant to DRC protocol, without endangering other Ohioans.

Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued the following statement in response to Governor DeWine’s decision to issue reprieves to delay three upcoming executions in Ohio:

Antonio said-

“I applaud Governor DeWine’s decision to delay the executions of three additional death row inmates. This thoughtful action underscores the timeliness and urgency with which the legislature should work to abolish capital punishment in Ohio.

“It is long past time to take a hard look at the death penalty and acknowledge that it has no place in a fair, just society. I remain committed to working with my Democratic and Republican colleagues, advocates, and the Governor, to end capital punishment in Ohio.”

Governor DeWine’s decision to postpone these executions extends the state’s unofficial moratorium on capital punishment.