James Allridge
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James Vernon Allridge III (14 November 1962 – 26 August 2004) was an American murderer, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, executed by lethal injection by the state of Texas. Allridge shot and killed Brian Clendennen, a young convenience store clerk at a Circle K in Fort Worth on 3 February 1985. He robbed around $300 from the store. His older brother Ronald Keith Allridge drove the get-away car.
On 25 March 1985, James drove the get-away car when his brother Ronald killed Carla McMillen during a robbery of a Whataburger restaurant in Fort Worth. Ronald was sentenced to death for this murder and was executed in 1995.
When asked if he had a final statement, Allridge addressed Brian Clendennen's brother (Shane) and sister, saying:
| “ | Yeah. I want to thank my family and friends; my family for all loving me and giving me so much love. I am sorry; I really am. You, Brian's sister, thanks for your love -- it meant a lot. Shane -- I hope he finds peace. I am sorry I destroyed you all's life. Thank you for forgiving me. To the moon and back -- I love you all. I leave you all as I came -- in love. | ” |
James and Ronald's younger brother Stanley, who watched both their executions, has since become a speaker for the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.
[edit] See also
- List of individuals executed in Texas
- Capital punishment in Texas
- Capital punishment in the United States
[edit] References
- Offender Information. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
- Last Statement. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
- James Vernon Allridge III. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
- Texas Last Meal - James Vernon Allridge. Dead Man Eating (2004-08-28). Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
- TCADP Speaker's Bureau. Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
- Stanley Allridge, Texas - Brother of Ronald Allridge, executed in Texas in 1995 and James Allridge, executed in Texas in 2004. Murder Victims' Families For Human Rights. Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
