Clemency hearing postponed for death row inmate
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Death row inmate Kevin Underwood's clemency hearing has been postponed.
Officials say Underwood is set to be executed December 19 for the murder of 10-year-old Jamie Rose Bolen. He killed Bolen in 2006 and planned to cannibalize her body.
His execution has been complicated by changes on the Pardon and Parole Board, with two of Governor Kevin Stitt’s appointees resigning. One of them, Calvin Prince, is under investigation.
Underwood sued the Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday, December 4, in Oklahoma City federal court over its plans to move forward with his clemency hearing. His attorneys argued he deserves a fair opportunity to present his case for clemency to a five-member parole board.
However, a judge denied it.
A stay was granted on Monday, December 9 and the clemency hearing will be rescheduled.