A Tarrant County man convicted of killing his girlfriend and her 8‑year‑old son is set to be executed at the Huntsville Unit on March 11. Cedric Allen Ricks has been on Texas’s death row since his 2014 capital murder conviction, as his lawyers continue to file appeals while supporters press state officials for clemency.
The state’s execution calendar lists Ricks for the March 11 slot, with his name and TDCJ number posted on the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s scheduled executions page. The publicly available schedule, last updated Feb. 24, confirms the date and notes that his case originated in Tarrant County.
Ricks was convicted in the May 1, 2013, Bedford apartment attack that left 30‑year‑old Roxann Diana Sanchez and her 8‑year‑old son, Anthony Reyes Figueroa, dead and another child seriously injured. Prosecutors said Ricks used a kitchen knife in the stabbings. A Tarrant County jury convicted him and returned a death sentence in 2014, according to reporting from The Dallas Morning News…