DeSantis Signs Death Warrant For Cop Killer
- Jan 30
- 1 min read
(Tallahassee, FL) -- Florida is taking steps to carry out an execution. Governor Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant yesterday for Billy Leon Kearse. He killed a police officer in Fort Pierce 35 years ago. The 53-year-old is scheduled to die by lethal injection March 3rd.




