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UPDATED Oct 6, 2026 at 10:20 AM ET
Oct 5, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
DeSantis signs 20th death warrant putting Florida on track to set execution record
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for Jesse Guardado, 64, his second warrant in a week and the 20th this year. Guardado is scheduled to be executed Nov. 5 at Florida State Prison for the 2004 killing of Jackie Malone, 75, in her Walton County home. Florida could set a modern-era execution record.
WHO: Gov. Ron DeSantis; Jesse Guardado; Jackie Malone
WHAT: DeSantis signed a death warrant for Guardado, who is scheduled for execution.
WHEN: Nov 5, 2026
WHERE: Walton County
WHY: The warrant was signed as a procedural step scheduling Guardado's execution for his conviction in Malone's killing.
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