Florida Courts and Crime

Florida executed Mark Allen Geralds, 58, who was convicted in a 1989 home‑invasion killing, and he was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. at Florida State Prison after brief final words ("I'm sorry that I missed you... I loved you every day") as witnesses described physical reactions during the injection. The execution was Florida’s 18th of 2025—extending the state’s single‑year record and leaving Florida with the most executions of any state this year (44 nationwide so far); the state uses a three‑drug lethal‑injection protocol, and the next Florida execution is scheduled for Frank Athen Walls on Dec. 18.