Jury Recommendation

Governor Ron DeSantis commends the jury's recommendation of the death penalty for Zephen Xaver, who pled guilty to the murder of five women in a Sebring bank. Speaking at a transportation event in Auburndale, DeSantis emphasizes that the 9-3 vote for the death sentence demonstrates the efficacy of a law he signed last year, which lowered the threshold for capital punishment recommendations from 12 jurors to 8.

DeSantis argues that the change in the law is crucial for ensuring justice, particularly in heinous cases like the Sebring shooting. . .