Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey set a 30-hour time frame for the execution of Jeremy Williams in an order sent Thursday to the commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections.
The execution must occur between anytime Aug. 13 and 6 a.m. Aug. 14.
Ivey’s order, provided to the Ledger-Enquirer by Russell County District Attorney Rick Chancey, says, “Although I have no current plans to grant clemency in this case, I retain my authority under the Constitution of the State of Alabama to grant a reprieve or commutation, if necessary, at any time before the execution is carried out.”
What led to the execution order
A Russell County jury found Williams guilty in April 2024 on multiple capital murder charges in the kidnapping, rape and murder of 5-year-old Kamarie Holland of Columbus in December 2021…