Rodney Reed is spared the death sentence for now. |
Texas governor Greg Abbott had decided to suspend indefinitely the "DEATH" card for a man who became a focus of celebrity agitators Kim Kardashian West and her "born-again" husband Kanye West.
West performed in Houston at the Joel Osteen mega church and declared he's reforming himself from the past lifestyle. He even hinted that he may run for president in 2024. Take it seriously, folks.
If Donald J. Trump did it, why not Yeezy?
What @kanyewest does to inspire the incarcerated is transformative.— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) November 16, 2019
Saving one soul at a time.
Inmates who turn to God may get released earlier b/c of good behavior & may be less likely to commit future crimes.
It would be great if other artists followed Kanye’s lead. https://t.co/kK3cTk8dtp
For those sending messages about Rodney Reed please note that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halted Rodney Reed's execution and sent his case back to the trial court for further review. https://t.co/RCrpqQJSyN— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) November 15, 2019
Anyway, Kim Kardashian West, the controversial social media celebrity and mother of four has became a vocal supporter of death row inmate Rodney Reed.
Reed who was sent to death in the murder of Stacey Stites has maintained his innocence. He said that he was a victim of unfortunate circumstances. He was convicted of her death in 1996 and been on the packing line since 1998.
The conviction remained controversial. Reed's DNA was found inside Stites's body, and he initially denied that he knew her. He later argued that he was having an affair with her and didn't know about her death. He said the sex was consensual.
Reed claims that he was a fall guy to a dirty cop.
Yes, this dirty cop who was sent to the iron college for brutally raping a woman when he had her in his custody. He was then a cop working for the Georgetown, Texas Police Department.
Stacey Stites was found strangled and raped on the side of a Texas highway. The state charged Rodney Reed. He maintained innocence. |
The fiance at the time Jimmy Fennell is released from the iron college last year. The state had initially fingered him as the person of interest but they found the semen from Reed that cleared Fennell of the murder.
Texas Court of Appeals have denied Reed his chance to introduce evidence to discredit the earlier accounts by Fennell. He even was convicted by an all-white jury.
Witnesses in the iron college told investigators that Fennell may have confessed to the crime and pinned it on Reed out of jealousy.
Dirty ex-cop freed after serving a 10-year bid. He may have ratted to informants his role in Stacey Stites' death. |
Kardashian West, Rihanna, Dr. Phil McGraw, Snoop Dogg and others came to rally Americans to spare Rodney Reed.
Now as of tonight, Reed is no longer in the locker room.
A sworn affidavit by a white extremists who was bunked with Fennell said that the dirty ex-cop wanted to off his girl because she "fucking around with a NIGGER."
The corpse of Stites was lying on the side of a highway. |
During conversations, the dirty ex-cop said things about how Stites was messing around with Black men and he did so much for her only to be "disrespected" by her cheating.
The white extremist said that Fennell had "a lot of hatred and resentment."
Now Reed is hoping that Texas grants him clemency and a fair trial. He wants to prove to the state that he didn't murder Stites.
Reed was "extremely emotional" and said "Praise Jesus" when he learned his scheduled execution by the state of Texas had been put on hold, according to Kim Kardashian West, who was with the death row inmate when he learned the news.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West with daughter meeting Joel Osteen. |
“When we got the news, it was just this overwhelming sigh of relief and hope that really filled the room,” Kardashian West told Jenna Bush Hager in an interview on the "Today" show that aired Monday. “It was emotional. It was extremely emotional, and he said, ‘Praise Jesus' ... I could just feel his soul when he said that."
Kardashian West said that despite the celebrations, Reed's trauma from decades of incarceration still colored the mood.
"When someone has been through so much trauma and so much disappointment in their life that, especially when they feel like they haven't been heard, you can imagine still a sense of disbelief," she said, citing Reed's "history of just being let down for so many years."
The Innocence Project has been very active in getting wrongfully convicted individuals a second chance. We can only hope that Rodney gets a fair trial and a second chance at redemption.
We will keep up on the developments of Rodney Reed here on Journal de la Reyna.
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