Romell Broom

What happened

A jury convicted Broom on October 3, 1985 and he was sentenced to death; the sentence was affirmed on appeal in 1988. Ohio attempted to carry out the sentence on September 15, 2009 at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, but the attempt was called off after about two hours and he was returned to death row. He argued that a second attempt would be unconstitutional; on March 16, 2016 the Ohio Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the state could try again. A new date was set for June 17, 2020, but Governor Mike DeWine issued a reprieve on April 14, 2020 and reset it to March 16, 2022. Broom was never executed: he died on death row on December 28, 2020 of suspected COVID-19 complications.

Timeline

1. 1984 Offense (Cuyahoga County)
2. 1985-10-03 Convicted by a jury; sentenced to death that month
3. 1988 Death sentence affirmed on appeal
4. 2009-09-15 Execution attempt called off
5. 2016-03-16 Ohio Supreme Court allows a second attempt (4-3)
6. 2020-04-14 Governor DeWine issues a reprieve; new date March 16, 2022
7. 2020-12-28 Dies on death row (suspected COVID-19)

In memory

Tryna Middleton, 14. Named by Supreme Court of Ohio.

Source

Source: Supreme Court of Ohio

References

1. State v. Broom, 146 Ohio St.3d 60, 2016-Ohio-1028 · Supreme Court of Ohio
2. Romell Broom, Who Survived Botched Execution, Dies of COVID-19 on Ohio Death Row · Death Penalty Information Center
3. Inmate who survived execution attempt dies; COVID suspected · Associated Press
4. Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (map feature, way 361284426) · OpenStreetMap

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