HUNTSVILLE — Ker’Sean Ramey is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Wednesday at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. The execution follows his 2005 conviction for the capital murder of three people during a botched drug theft. Ramey would be the sixth person executed in Texas in 2026, with three more executions scheduled.

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied Ramey's clemency petition on Monday, leading to his scheduled execution on Wednesday evening. Attorneys for Ramey filed a final appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that there was no physical evidence linking him to the killings.

Ramey's attorneys argued in their appeal that jurors never heard about how he suffered physical abuse as a child and grew up in poverty. Prosecutors told lower courts that Ramey did not present any issues that would merit reconsidering the conviction.

The victims lived in a home they shared in Edna, Texas, which is located about 100 miles southwest of Houston. LeJames Norman lived across the street from the victims.

Tiffani Peacock was shot twice in the head. Samuel Roberts was shot five times in the chest, neck, and head.

LeJames Norman pleaded guilty to capital murder and was sentenced to death by a jury about a year after testifying at Ramey's trial. LeJames Norman was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas, on September 16, 2026. No relatives or friends of the victims witnessed LeJames Norman's execution, and he had no last words.

Why It Matters

The execution of Ker’Ramey marks the sixth lethal injection carried out in Texas in 2026. This pace indicates that Texas continues to maintain its status as the most active jurisdiction for capital punishment in the United States, with three additional executions already scheduled for the remainder of the year.

The case shows the procedural finality of the state's clemency and appeals processes, as the denial of Ramey's petition by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday cleared the path for his Wednesday execution. The recent judicial activity surrounding co-defendant LeJames Norman, including a per curiam opinion and a dissenting opinion from Justice Yeary at the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, reflects the ongoing legal complexities even after convictions are secured.

Timeline

In 2005, Ker’Ramey was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death for the 2005 shootings of Samuel Roberts, Tiffani Peacock, and Celso Lopez in Edna, Texas. That same year, Samuel Roberts was 24, Tiffani Peacock was 18, and Celso Lopez was 38 at the time of their deaths.

During the trial, Ramey's attorneys blamed the shootings on LeJames Norman. Court records state that Ramey and LeJames Norman believed there was cocaine in the victims' home and attempted to steal it.

What's New

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas issued a per curiam opinion on September 11, 2026, in the case In Re State of Texas Ex Rel. Ken Paxton (No. WR-97,914-01), regarding a motion for leave to file a petition for writ of prohibition in relation to the Jackson County case of Ex Parte LeJames Norman. Justice Yeary filed a dissenting opinion in the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas case In Re State of Texas Ex Rel. Ken Paxton (No. WR-97,914-01).

Ker’Ramey is directly affected, and he is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Wednesday at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles set the decision date for Ker’Ramey's clemency petition, which was denied on Monday, leading to his scheduled execution on Wednesday evening. The relevant number is six, which is the number of executions carried out in Texas so far this year, and it is normally the most in a single year since 2019.

Texas prosecutors announced they will not seek the death penalty in the case of Lee Gilley, who faces a capital murder charge in connection with the same incident.