Execution in Georgia: State Resumes Death Penalty After Four-Year Hiatus
Jackson, Georgia – Willie James Pye, 59, was executed in Georgia, marking the state’s first use of the death penalty in over four years. Pye’s sentence stemmed from his involvement in the killing of his ex-girlfriend, Alicia Lynn Yarbrough, in 1993. The execution took place at the state prison in Jackson, where Pye received a lethal injection of pentobarbital and was pronounced dead at 11:03 pm. Pye’s legal team had made efforts to appeal the …