A Texas man convicted of beating and suffocating a Dallas area pastor in his church during a robbery was put to death Wednesday evening, the second execution in the U.S.

Steven Lawayne Nelson maintained that he unknowingly participated in the violent church robbery but didn’t harm anyone. His ...

Texas executed Steven Lawayne Nelson for the murder of Pastor Clint Dobson, with AG Ken Paxton stating that justice was ...

Texas executed Steven Nelson on Wednesday, Feb. 5, for the 2011 murder of Clint Dobson, pastor of NorthPointe Baptist Church ...

A death row inmate tried to say one final word before being executed, after beating and suffocating a pastor to death in ...

Texas executes Steven Nelson, convicted for a pastor's 2011 murder, amidst debates on capital punishment ethics.

Steven Lawayne Nelson sat on death row for 14 years awaiting lethal injection. After his Feb. 5 execution, advocates are ...

A Texas man has been executed for the killing of a Dallas area pastor who was attacked in his church during a robbery.