James Aren Duckett

James Aren Duckett was a former police officer who was executed by lethal injection in Florida on Tuesday. He was convicted of the on-duty rape and murder of a young girl. Duckett's execution was the first of two planned for that single day in Florida, marking a rare occurrence in the state's modern execution history. The second execution was scheduled for an 80-year-old man, making it the second-oldest inmate executed in modern US history. This dual execution event was the first time any state had carried out two executions in one day in nearly a decade. Duckett's case highlights the state's use of capital punishment and the circumstances surrounding its application.