Clemency hearings pushed back for two Oklahoma death row inmates

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board pushed back clemency hearings for two Oklahoma death row inmates.

John Hanson and Richard Glossip were supposed to appear before the board Wednesday, Nov. 9, but both hearings have been stricken.

John Hanson was convicted in both 2001 and 2006 for killing two people during a series of armed robberies in Tulsa County. Hanson dumped one of his victim’s bodies in a rural area.

He has exhausted all of his appeals and remains on death row at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.

Glossip was convicted for his role in the 1997 murder of an Oklahoma City motel owner. Another man, Justin Sneed, is serving a life sentence without parole for the crime after he said Glossip offered him $10,000 to carry out the murder.

He denies he took part in the murder.

On Nov. 3, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt ordered a stay of execution for Glossip. He first ordered a temporary stay of execution in August.

The Pardon and Parole Board’s website indicated that both hearings will be “rescheduled at a later date.”