The man who was executed Friday had had previous conflicts with law enforcement officials. He was of Near Eastern descent. He never presented a birth certificate, but claimed to be thirty-three years old. He was unemployed, homeless, had no visible means of support, and no fixed address. Once he complained that he had “nowhere to lay his head.”
He frequently socialized with people of questionable character. Religious authorities disapproved of the fact that he was an occasional Sabbath breaker. High placed officials in the health industry complained that his unauthorized cures made it difficult for them to “earn a decent profit.” Prosperous conservatives criticized him for distributing free loaves and fishes at one of his gatherings. They said that giving out free stuff encouraged dependency.
Recently he barely escaped arrest when he attacked those who were changing money from one currency to another, claiming that they were charging too much.
At the time of his arrest a member of his gang cut off the ear of one of the arresting party. Another gang member belonged to a well known terrorist organization.
He was executed along with two murders, each of whom had prior felony convictions.
After he died the executed felon’s body was claimed by a wealthy member of the community, who interred it in his family plot.
He had been the leader of a fringe religious movement that was politically subversive, calling for the redistribution of wealth. His movement does not seem to have survived the death of its founder.
He frequently socialized with people of questionable character. Religious authorities disapproved of the fact that he was an occasional Sabbath breaker. High placed officials in the health industry complained that his unauthorized cures made it difficult for them to “earn a decent profit.” Prosperous conservatives criticized him for distributing free loaves and fishes at one of his gatherings. They said that giving out free stuff encouraged dependency.
Recently he barely escaped arrest when he attacked those who were changing money from one currency to another, claiming that they were charging too much.
At the time of his arrest a member of his gang cut off the ear of one of the arresting party. Another gang member belonged to a well known terrorist organization.
He was executed along with two murders, each of whom had prior felony convictions.
After he died the executed felon’s body was claimed by a wealthy member of the community, who interred it in his family plot.
He had been the leader of a fringe religious movement that was politically subversive, calling for the redistribution of wealth. His movement does not seem to have survived the death of its founder.
