For Release: July 10, 2008
Contact: J. Tucker Martin or David Clementson
Email: tucker.martin@oag.state.va.us or dclementson@oag.state.va.us
Phone: 804-786-2071
Statement of Attorney General Bob McDonnell on Execution of Kent Jermaine Jackson
“Tonight, Kent Jermaine Jackson was executed by the Commonwealth of Virginia for the 2000 murder of 79-year-old Beulah Mae Kaiser in Newport News. Ms. Kaiser was a beloved member of her community and a dedicated volunteer at the Peninsula Rescue Mission, a local homeless shelter. She was a good and caring woman who was brutally and senselessly murdered during the commission of a robbery. The death penalty is the only appropriate punishment for this horrific crime.
“The jury verdict of guilt and sentence of death in this case have been fully and exhaustively reviewed and repeatedly upheld by the trial court, U.S. District Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Virginia Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court and, this evening, Governor Kaine declined to intervene. Justice has now been served. Our thoughts and prayers remain with Ms. Kaiser’s friends and family.”
