The first death warrant of 2025 signed by Governor Ron DeSantis is for a Charlotte County man convicted of murdering a couple back in 1997.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of brutally murdering a couple at a Charlotte County sod farm in 1997.

James D. Ford, 64, is scheduled to be executed Feb. 13 at Florida State Prison in the murders of Greg and Kimberly Malnory. It would be the first execution this year in Florida and would come

James Ford, who was convicted in the 1997 murders of Greg and Kimberly Malnory, a Charlotte County couple, now is set to be executed next month.

A Florida man convicted of murdering a husband and wife during a fishing trip in 1997 is scheduled to be executed next month.