WASHINGTON, D.C. – NIT regrets to report that convicted child killer and druggie Dustin Honken will get to continue to breathe air on Friday instead of die for his crimes.
Dustin Honken’s lust for cash and power led him to murder two little girls and their mother along with at least two men, years ago. He buried them in shallow graves in rural Mason City. For his crimes, he was sentenced to death. That death was finally scheduled to occur on Friday, July 17, 2020.
However, a judge today has delayed this long-overdue justice. In a ruling handed down in District of Columbia District Court by Judge Tanya Chutkan, the U.S. Department of Justice to must delay the executions of Honken and three others. Chutkan writes:
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“The court finds that at least one of Plaintiffs’ claims has a likelihood of success on the merits, and that absent a preliminary injunction, Plaintiffs will suffer irreparable harm. It further finds that the likely harm that Plaintiffs would suffer if the court does not grant injunctive relief far outweighs any potential harm to Defendants. Finally, because the public is not served by short-circuiting legitimate judicial process, and is greatly served by attempting to ensure that the most serious punishment is imposed in a manner consistent with our Constitution, the court finds that it is in the public interest to issue a preliminary injunction. Accordingly, having reviewed the parties’ filings, the record, and the relevant case law, and for the reasons set forth above, the court will GRANT Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction. A corresponding order will be issued simultaneously.”
The court will serve notice, apparently, on when the executions may occur.
