florida execution victor tony jones death penalty.

A Florida man who fatally stabbed a married couple during a robbery is scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Victor Tony Jones is set to die Sept. 30 in the record-extending 13th execution scheduled for this year. DeSantis signed the warrant Friday, as another man, David Pittman, already awaits execution next month. The highest previous annual total of recent Florida executions is eight in 2014, since the death penalty was restored in 1976 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Jones was convicted and sentenced to death in 1993 on two counts of first-degree murder, according to court records. Jurors also found him guilty of two counts of armed robbery.