Florida extends record executions with date set for man who fatally stabbed couple during robbery

A Florida man who fatally stabbed a married couple during a robbery is scheduled to be executed next month which could extend the state's record number of inmates put to death in a single year Victor Tony Jones is scheduled to be killed Sept at Florida State Prison near Starke under a death warrant signed Friday by Republican Gov Ron DeSantis which would mark the state's th execution scheduled for this year The state's th execution was carried out Thursday when Curtis Windom died by lethal injection and David Pittman is scheduled for execution Sept The Sunshine State has executed more people this year than any other state with Texas and South Carolina tied for the second-most with four each Before this year Florida's previous record for executions in a year since the death penalty was restored in was eight in FLORIDA EXTENDS EXECUTION RECORD AFTER MAN CONVICTED OF TRIPLE MURDER DIES BY LETHAL INJECTIONAcross the U S people have been executed so far in surpassing the executions carried out last year The last time there were more executions in a year for the entire country was when people were put to death Jones was convicted in on two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death He was also detected guilty of two counts of armed robbery He was a new employee at a Miami-Dade business owned by Matilda and Jacob Nestor in December when he stabbed the woman in the neck and the man in the chest Before he died from his wounds Mr Nestor was able to make it to an office pull a -caliber pistol from a holster and fire five times hitting Jones once in the forehead according to investigators Jones was identified wounded with the Nestors' money and personal belongings in his pockets FLORIDA SCHEDULES EXECUTION FOR MAN WHO KILLED ESTRANGED WIFE'S FAMILY SET HOUSE ON FIREThe Florida Supreme Court will hear an appeal as Jones' lawyers seek to block his execution His legal organization is also expected to file an appeal with the U S Supreme Court The Associated Press contributed to this assessment