Kenneth Foster

Kenneth Eugene Foster Jr. (born October 22, 1976) is a prisoner formerly on death row in Texas, convicted under the Texas law of parties. At 19 years old, he was convicted of murdering Michael LaHood Jr. on August 15, 1996 at 2:46 AM, despite not firing a shot.[1] He was driving with three friends (Julius Steen, Mauriceo Brown, and DeWayne Dillard) committing some robberies, when Mauriceo Brown allegedly exited the car, and shot and killed Michael LaHood Jr.[2] Foster's conviction and execution were contested because he was convicted under the law of parties, not for physically committing the crime.

For the British figure skater, see Kenneth Foster (figure skater).
The Ellis Unit housed the State of Texas death row for men until mid-1999.
Allan B. Polunsky Unit houses the State of Texas death row for men.

Foster, Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) death row #999232, was received on death row on July 1, 1997.[3] He was initially located in the Ellis Unit, but was transferred to the Allan B. Polunsky Unit (formerly the Terrell Unit) in 1999.[4]

Texas Governor Rick Perry commuted the death sentence to 40 years to life imprisonment only six hours before the execution was scheduled to take place on August 30, 2007. Foster will be eligible for parole in 2036.[5] He is currently incarcerated at the Stiles Facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and is assigned to the facility's administrative segregation.[5] Mauriceo Brown, the man who pulled the trigger on Michael LaHood Jr., was executed on July 19, 2006.[6]

References
  1. Marra, William (August 14, 2007). "He Didn't Kill, but He Will be Executed". ABC News. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  2. Smith, Jordan (February 11, 2005). "Wrong Place, Wrong Time". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  3. "Kenneth Foster". Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Archived from the original on November 26, 2001. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  4. "Death Row Facts". Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  5. "Offender Information Details: Foster, Kenneth". Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  6. Graczyk, Michael (July 18, 2006). "San Antonio man executed for 1996 slaying". Plainview Daily Herald. Retrieved February 13, 2020.


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