Nathan woods was finally executed Thursday night after a 16 year wait on a controversial death sentence judgement, by the courts of Alabama

Though high profile celebrities campaigned to have the judgement overturned, the high court and Alabama Governess Kay Ivey refused to impede the sentence

Woods 43, who was convicted in 2004 for an alleged killing of three police officers, could not be saved by concerned influential figures who tried collecting signatures to have the governor block his execution

Co-defendant Kerry Spencer who confessed to actually shooting the officers wondered why Nathan Woods was in prison late alone on death row

King, the son of Martin Luther King Jr, was amongst those who tried in vain to stop the execution. He stated “In the case of Nathaniel Woods, the actions of the U.S. Supreme Court and the Governor of the State of Alabama are reprehensible, and have potentially contributed to an irreversible injustice, It makes a mockery of justice and constitutional guarantees to a fair trial”

Michael Collins, the only surviving officer ordered to arrest Woods at his home in 2004 for the alleged crime of selling crack cocaine, also said Mr Woods did not shoot the officers

Two of the officers killed were later accused by another drug dealer at Woods’ home of being involved in a corrupt scheme that protected dealers in exchange for money. The Birmingham police declined to comment on the allegation.

Alabama is considered one of the most racist anti- black states in the US. Recently the Governor issued an apology for her role in a racist skit which saw her don blackface at a college party in 1967

In May 2019, the governor caused a fury when she allegedly signed into state law a controversial abortion bill, so restrictive even rape and incest where not exempted; sparking public outcry with RIHANNA voicing concern

A petition has already gone live online demanding the resignation of the governor

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