Oct. 5 execution set for Dougherty County murder
Just hours after Troy Anthony Davis was put to death by lethal injection, the state Department of Corrections set an Oct. 5 execution date for a man sentenced to death for raping and murdering a woman in March 1994.
The warrant, signed Wednesday by Superior Court Judge Willie Lockette, allowed the Department of Corrections to schedule Marcus Ray Johnson's execution at 7 p.m. on Oct. 5 at the state prison in Jackson, where hundreds protested Davis' execution late Tuesday night. During a 1998 trial, Johnson was condemned to die for killing Angela Sizemore by stabbing her 41 times after they met at an Albany nightclub.
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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.
