Event Brief
DeSantis signs execution warrant for James Robertson
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Oct 01, 2026 at 12:20 PM ET
UPDATED Oct 02, 2026 at 12:20 AM ET
Summary: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for inmate James Robertson, who killed his cellmate in 2008 at Charlotte Correctional Institution. The execution is set for Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at 12:00 noon at Florida State Prison in Raiford, after a letter to Warden Randall Polk.
WHO: Gov. Ron DeSantis; Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier; Warden Randall Polk; inmate James Robertson; victim Frank Hart
WHAT: DeSantis signed a death warrant and set an execution date for inmate James Robertson for the 2008 murder of his cellmate.
WHEN: Oct 13, 2026
WHERE: Florida State Prison, Raiford, Florida
WHY: Routine/scheduled item — no distinct cause reported beyond the event itself.
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