The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has rejected clemency for a death row inmate scheduled to be executed next month.
The board voted 4-1 Monday against commuting the death sentence of 38-year-old Michael Lee Wilson, who was convicted of 1st-degree murder in the beating death of a Tulsa convenience store manager. Wilson's execution is set for Jan. 9.
Wilson was 1 of 4 men found guilty in the Feb. 26, 1995, beating death of 30-year-old Richard Yost. Yost was found bound and beaten on the floor of the convenience store's cooler. Authorities say he was struck dozens of times with a baseball bat.
During Monday's hearing, Wilson apologized to the victim's family and asked for "another chance at life."
2 co-defendants have been executed for the crime.
Source: Associated Press, December 16, 2013
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