County has sent 3 to death row

Published 12:05 am Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Doster

Doster

Covington County has two men on Death Row in Holman, both found guilty of capital murder in the 2002 death of Gantt resident Paul LeMaster.

Oscar Roy Doster — Death row since November 2006

Phillips

Phillips

Bobby O’Lee Phillips — Death row since May 2007.

According to state records dating back to 1927, the only other execution of a Covington County man was on Oct. 10, 1952, when Desmond (Deasmon) Miles was executed for murder.