COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW/AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has once again postponed the execution of a man convicted of killing a Cleveland police officer.
The governor’s decision pushes the January 2026 execution date for Quisi Bryan to Nov. 15, 2028. DeWine had previously postponed the execution date in 2022.
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Bryan was convicted of shooting officer Wayne Leon in 2000 at a Cleveland gas station after the officer stopped Bryan for a traffic violation. He was also later sentenced to 22 years in prison for a rape and kidnapping that took place in 1994.
The ruling on Friday comes as Ohio’s death penalty remains at a standstill with the governor repeatedly saying no drugs for execution are available.
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The governor’s office said in a statement the decision was “due to ongoing problems involving the willingness of pharmaceutical suppliers to provide drugs to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC), pursuant to DRC protocol, without endangering other Ohioans.”
Former Cleveland Police Union President Jeff Follmer responded to the decision saying:
“It’s a shame that a police officer can be killed within seconds. Innocent woman can be raped. A jury found him guilty and sentenced him to the death penalty. And now it’s going to take over 25 years for the sentence to be carried out. The system needs to change.”…