As the Muskingum County Prosecutor, my guiding principles have always been to enforce our laws, advocate on behalf of the victim, and balance compassion and the rule of law.
That’s why it’s so troubling that when Americans were traveling and preparing for Christmas, President Joe Biden unilaterally decided on December 23, 2024, to commute the death sentence for Ohio cop killer Daryl Lawrence.
Lawrence was sentenced to death by a jury of his peers for his decision to murder Columbus Police Officer Bryan Hurst as Lawrence robbed a bank in 2005.
Officer Bryan Hurst’s family’s response says it best: “while this is truly distressing news on a personal level for my family, it also feels like a complete dismissal and undermining of the federal justice system. Lawrence’s sentence was imposed by a jury, and it should be upheld as such.”
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