Execution date set for William Q. Jones

Michael F. Easley Governor		Theodis Beck Secretary
North Carolina Department of Correction

For Release: IMMEDIATE	Contact: Pamela Walker
Date: July 28, 2003	Phone: (919) 716-3700

Execution date set for William Jones RALEIGH - Correction Secretary Theodis Beck has set Friday, August 22, 2003 as the execution date for death row inmate William Q. Jones. The execution is scheduled for 2 a.m. at Central Prison in Raleigh. Jones, 34, was sentenced to death in November 1987 in Wake County Superior Court for the March 1987 murder of Edward Peebles. In addition, Jones received a 40-year sentence for armed robbery and a 20-year sentence for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. A media tour is scheduled at Central Prison on Monday, August 18. Interested media representatives should arrive at Central Prison’s visitor center promptly at 10 a.m. on the tour date. Warden Marvin Polk will explain the execution procedures. The session will last approximately one hour. This will be the only opportunity to photograph the execution chamber and death watch area before the execution. Journalists who plan to attend the tour should contact the Department of Correction Public Information Office at 919-716-3700. ATTENTION EDITORS: A photo of Jones can be obtained by using the "Offender Search" function on the Department of Correction web site at www.doc.state.nc.us. For more information about the death penalty, including selection of witnesses, click on "The Death Penalty" link. # # #