State & National

Florida executes 74-year-old man, making him oldest in state’s modern history

Dusty Ray Spencer, convicted of fatally stabbing his wife Karen in 1992, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke on Thursday evening, becoming the oldest person put to death in Florida’s modern era. Spencer, 74, was pronounced dead at 6:10 p.m. after a three-drug injection. Florida has another 74-year-old inmate scheduled for execution next month.

Sources: WCJB TV20