Florida Executes Violent Rapist
STARKE, Fla. — A Florida man convicted of shooting two young sisters in the head after raping and shooting their mother was executed Tuesday after a two-hour delay while authorities awaited final rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court.
Richard “Ric Ric” Henyard, 34, was pronounced dead at 8:16 p.m. He had been condemned for the death of 7-year-old Jamilya Lewis and her 3-year-old sister, Jasmine.
The execution had been scheduled for 6 p.m. but did not start until 8:06 p.m. The doctor pronounced him dead 10 minutes later.
Henyard kept his eyes closed and appeared to be mouthing some words as the execution began, but he declined to make any final statement.
He appeared to be shaking and having a hard time breathing after the lethal injection was administered, and stopped moving a minute later.
The execution was the second under Gov. Charlie Crist.
Henyard got off easy… here are the grisly details of his horrid crime…
The Lewis girls were crying and upset, and Smalls repeatedly demanded that Ms. Lewis “shut the girls up.” As they continued to drive out of town, Ms. Lewis beseeched Jesus for help, to which Henyard replied, “this ain’t Jesus, this is Satan.” Later, Henyard stopped the car at a deserted location and ordered Ms. Lewis out of the car. Henyard raped Ms. Lewis on the trunk of the car while her daughters remained in the back seat. Ms. Lewis attempted to reach for the gun that was lying nearby on the trunk. Smalls grabbed the gun from her and shouted, “you’re not going to get the gun, bitch.” Smalls also raped Ms. Lewis on the trunk of the car. Henyard then ordered her to sit on the ground near the edge of the road. When she hesitated, Henyard pushed her to the ground and shot her in the leg. Henyard shot her at close range three more times, wounding her in the neck, mouth, and the middle of the forehead between her eyes. Henyard and Smalls rolled Ms. Lewis’s unconscious body off to the side of the road, and got back into the car. The last thing Ms. Lewis remembers before losing consciousness is a gun aimed at her face. Miraculously, Ms. Lewis survived and, upon regaining consciousness a few hours later, made her way to a nearby house for help. The occupants called the police and Ms. Lewis, who was covered in blood, collapsed on the
front porch and waited for the officers to arrive.As Henyard and Smalls drove the Lewis girls away from the scene where their mother had been shot and abandoned, Jasmine and Jamilya continued to cry and plead: “I want my Mommy,” “Mommy,” “Mommy.” Shortly thereafter, Henyard stopped the car on the side of the road, got out, and lifted Jasmine out of the back seat while Jamilya got out on her own. The Lewis girls were then taken into a grassy area along the roadside where they were each killed by a single bullet fired into the head. Henyard and Smalls threw the bodies of Jasmine and Jamilya Lewis over a nearby fence into some underbrush.
Anyone callus enough to take a stab at defending this slimeball? I didn’t think so.
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I have a problem with this execution. It was too humane. This guy deserved much worse than what he got.
Reply to jasonI’m with you Shawn and jason, this bag of meat (it’s not a human) got off way too easy.
It was afforded the opportunity to make peace with its creator and to say its goodbye’s to those close to it. Ms. Lewis was not giving the “luxury” of saying goodbye to her children before this monster shot them.
Burn in Hell “Ric Ric”!
Reply to Peeved GuyI grew up with the Lewis Sisters in the church and to have this nightmare be over was the best thing for everyone. I am glad that my real life boogie man is dead.
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