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Oklahoma man Kevin Ray Underwood was put to death by lethal injection on Thursday in the nation’s 25th and final execution of the year.

Underwood was pronounced dead at 10:14 a.m. at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, information provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) to Fox News Digital states. He killed a 10-year-old girl back in 2006 as part of a cannibalistic fantasy.

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Underwood, a former grocery store worker, admitted to luring Jamie Rose Bolin into his apartment and beating her over the head with a cutting board before suffocating and sexually assaulting her. He told investigators that he nearly beheaded Jamie in his bathtub before abandoning his plans to eat her.

His last meal was chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, pinto beans, a hot roll, a cheeseburger and fries with ketchup and “cola from the canteen,” the ODOC said. He received it at 5:40 p.m. Wednesday.

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Kevin Ray Underwood appears in the courtroom for his formal sentencing in Purcell, Oklahoma, on April 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, Pool, File)

Underwood elected not to have a chaplain present in the execution room, according to the ODOC. He did opt for sedatives during the three-chemical protocol lethal injection that took place on his 45th birthday. 

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Local TV station KOCO states witnesses said Underwood apologized for what he did and to the Bolin family. He also reportedly said it was “needlessly cruel to my family” to execute him on his birthday and six days before Christmas. 

No complications were reported with the execution, witnesses told KOCO. 

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Entrance Gate and Guard Station at Oklahoma State Penitentiary. (Shepard Sherbell/CORBIS SABA/Corbis via Getty Images)

Underwood’s attorneys had argued that he deserved to be spared the death penalty because of his long history of abuse and serious mental health issues that included autism, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar and panic disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizotypal personality disorder and various deviant sexual paraphilias.

Prosecutors argued that many people suffer from mental illness, but that doesn’t justify harming children.

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In a last-minute request seeking a stay of execution from the U.S. Supreme Court, Underwood’s attorneys argued that he deserved a hearing before all five members of the board and that the panel violated state law and Underwood’s rights by rescheduling the hearing at the last minute after two members of the board resigned. The court rejected that bid earlier Thursday morning.

PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court is seen during sunset. The court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a high-profile case centered on the right of transgender youth to receive gender-affirming care. (Aaron Schwartz/SIPA USA)

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen at sunset. The court rejected a bid earlier Thursday morning that would have stayed the execution of Kevin Underwood.  (Aaron Schwartz/SIPA USA)

Underwood was convicted in Cleveland County of first-degree murder on April 3, 2008. He was 28 years old when the ODOC received him on April 7, 2008. 

Oklahoma has executed 206 men and three women since 1915, information from the ODOC states. 

Currently, 32 men and one woman are on death row in Oklahoma. 

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“Today’s event and the circumstances that led to it have affected many people – especially the family of 10-year-old Jame Rose Bolin,” a statement from ODOC Director Steven Harpe said. “As an agency, we carried out the court’s orders according to our high standards of professionalism and respect for those in our custody, ensuring dignity for everyone involved in the process. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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2 arrested after meth lab discovered in Inland Empire: SBSD

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2 arrested after meth lab discovered in Inland Empire: SBSD

Two Lucerne Valley men were arrested after a meth lab was found while serving a search warrant Wednesday morning.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department raided a location in the 29000 block of Cove Road at about 10:45 a.m., finding “a large quantity of suspected methamphetamine and signs of a methamphetamine conversion lab,” officials said in a news release.

Pedro Camacho Medina, 25, and Fernando Valenzuela Reyes, 29, were arrested for allegedly manufacturing a controlled substance.

They were booked into the High Desert Detention Center and are being held in lieu of $700,000 bail.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact Deputy D. Bagwill or Depuy A. Lara at 760-552-6800.

To report information anonymously, call WeTip at 800-78CRIME or visit wetip.com. 

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Barbershop burglars wanted by police in Southern California

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Barbershop burglars wanted by police in Southern California

(KTLA) – Police in Fontana are searching for two commercial burglary suspects involved in separate break-ins, both at barbershops, authorities announced Wednesday.  

The first incident unfolded Sept. 25 just after 3:30 a.m. at Cut Plus located at 16385 Merrill Ave., according to a Fontana Police Department wanted bulletin.  

Dressed in a light-colored hoodie, a male with a thin build was captured on surveillance cameras after smashing through the shop’s glass door. Authorities said the suspect was speaking to an unidentified woman on the phone and appeared to be looking for specific items.

A suspect was seen on surveillance cameras after breaking into Cuts Plus in Fontana on Sept. 25, 2024. (FPD)

The thief, who had on a white face mask, camouflage cargo pants, black and white Nike shoes, with a black glove on his right hand, nabbed $50 from the cash register and $350 from an envelope behind the counter. 

“The suspect has a noticeable inward turned left leg that causes a limp,” police said.  

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The second incident occurred nearly two miles away at Dawn’s Barber located at 9753 Sierra Ave. just after 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 4, the bulletin noted.  

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A suspect seen breaking into Dawn’s Barbershop in Fontana on Oct. 4, 2024. (FPD)

In this burglary, a thinly built white or Hispanic male used a rock to smash the glass front door and then waited several minutes before entering the shop.  

Dressed in a black hoodie, blue jeans, black shoes and a black face mask, with a red or orange backpack, the man exited the store with $145, the cash register and a credit card reader a few minutes after he entered.

Anyone with information about these investigations or who may recognize the suspects is asked to contact the Fontana Police Department at 909-356-7152.  

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14 detained in armed Aurora, Colorado home invasion are likely illegal gang members: police

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14 detained in armed Aurora, Colorado home invasion are likely illegal gang members: police

Police in Aurora, Colorado, say the overnight armed home invasion at a local apartment complex that resulted in 14 suspects being detained was “without question a gang incident.” 

Just before 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, police were called to The Edge at Lowry Apartments in the 1200 block of Dallas Street for a reported armed home invasion in which victims were kidnapped and assaulted, the Aurora Police said.

Aurora Police Department Chief Todd Chamberlain said during a Tuesday news conference that 13 to 15 people, mostly males with some females, entered an apartment where two people were inside. Police say the suspects took the migrant victims to another apartment at the same location, where the victims were “threatened and bound.”

One of the victims, a man, sustained a stab wound but is expected to survive, police said. Both victims are still at the hospital for treatment of their injuries. 

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The Edge at Lowry Apartments has been completely overrun by the alleged gang members, including changing the locks, according to one resident. (Council member Danielle Jurinsky)

Aurora Police Department Chief Todd Chamberlain speaks to the media during a press conference

Aurora Police Department Chief Todd Chamberlain speaks to the media during a press conference in Aurora, Colorado on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. Chief Chamberlain told reporters than an overnight home invasion resulting in 14 arrests is believed to be a “gang incident.” (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)

At some point, authorities said, the suspects released the victims, who then called 911.

“They were pistol-whipped, they were beat, they were mistreated,” Chamberlan said. “So does that fall in the category of torture for me? Yeah, it does.”

“This is without question a gang incident. I don’t know which gang they are affiliated with yet,” he added. Chamberlain said that “there is a high assumption that they may be affiliated with the TdA [Tren de Aragua] gang,” but he stopped short of declaring which gang in particular was involved because he could not be certain at this time.

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The Edge at Lowry Apartments is the location of an incident caught on viral video this past summer where armed TdA members were seen in the stairwell and hallways. TdA is a notorious Venezuelan gang.

Surveillance video of alleged gang members with guns outside apartment doors

Surveillance video of alleged gang members with guns outside apartment doors in Aurora, Colorado, next to a photo of former resident Cindy Romero. (Edward Romero)

“We have focused on that area extensively,” Chamberlain said of the apartment complex, adding that some members caught on the video from the summer have likely fled.

Fox News’ Alicia Acuna, Hannah Ray Lambert and Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report. 

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