A Twinsburg man who was sentenced to death for killing a police officer may be a step closer to having his life spared.
Ashford Thompson, who has been found to have a serious mental illness by both defense and prosecution experts, said during a hearing on Nov. 5 that he wants to continue with his mental illness appeal. Thompson had indicated previously that he wanted to drop his appeal.
“I don’t want to withdraw at this time,” said Thompson, who appeared virtually from prison…