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USA - Georgia. Ricky Dubose sentenced to death
June 16, 2022: Ricky Dubose sentenced to death
A Putman County jury sentenced Ricky Dubose, 29, White, to death for killing 2 corrections officers on June 13, 2017
Dubose and his accomplice, Donnie Rowe, set off a manhunt in June 2017 after they slipped out of their handcuffs and broke their way out of what was supposed to be a secure cabin on a transport bus. They disarmed the corrections officers before killing Curtis Billue, the bus driver, and guard Christopher Monica.
Dubose, Rowe and several other inmates were en route from a state prison in Hancock County to another detention center in Butts County. They escaped the bus in Putnam County, where prosecutors said they stole multiple vehicles, robbed two homes, and tied up and terrorized an elderly couple. At one point, they led police on a high-speed chase.
They were captured three days after their escape in central Tennessee after a homeowner saw them attempting to steal his vehicle and, together with a neighbor, restrained the men.
In Sept. 2021, a jury convicted Rowe of charges in connection with the case, including felony and malice murder. Rowe was sentenced to life without parole. The jury spared Rowe's life because he wasn't the one who pulled the trigger, killing the officers.
Unlike Rowe, Dubose was unable to avoid the death penalty despite his team of attorneys' efforts to convince the jury the death penalty should not be given because he was intellectually disabled and mentally ill.
Prior to their escape attempt, Rowe was serving a sentence of up to life in prison for armed robbery and aggravated assault in a 2001 case. Dubose was serving up to 20 years for armed robbery, aggravated assault and theft after a conviction in 2014. He also was convicted of theft and identity fraud in 2010.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2022/06/17/Georgia-death-penalty-Ricky-Dubose/6341655487976/ (Source: upi.com, 16/06/2022)
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