Source: United Press International
“The State of Indiana executed a 45-year-old man on Tuesday for the 2000 murder of a police officer, making him the 17th person to have their death sentence carried out in the United States this year. Benjamin Donnie Ritchie was executed by lethal injection, with the execution process starting at about 12 a.m. DCT Tuesday. He was pronounced dead at 12:46 a.m., the Indiana Department of Corrections said in a statement. … According to court documents, Ritchie fatally shot Toney following a police chase on Sept. 29, 2000.” (05/20/25)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/05/20/Indiana-Benjamin-Ritchie-execution/3361747730802/