Benjamin Ritchie, 45, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the Indiana State Prison on Tuesday, May 20; Ritchie was convicted of fatally shooting Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney in 2000; ...

Benjamin Ritchie, 45, had been on Indiana’s death row since 2002, when he was convicted of killing Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney during a chase on foot.

Indiana will execute Benjamin Ritchie early May 20, 2025 more than two decades after his murder conviction in the killing of Beech Grove officer William Toney.

In the early morning hours of May 20, Indiana executed Benjamin Ritchie via lethal injection. He was sentenced to death more than two decades ago for the murder of William Toney, a Beech Grove ...

Beech Grove law enforcement officer William Toney, left, was killed during a police pursuit by Benjamin Ritchie, right, on Sept. 29, 2000. Ritchie was sentenced to death for the killing and is ...

On Sept. 29, 2000, Benjamin Ritchie and two other men stole a van in Beech Grove, Indiana. A few hours later, police attempted to pull it over and a chase ensued.

Benjamin Ritchie sits before the Indiana Parole Board in Michigan City, Ind., Monday, May 5, 2025. Ritchie appeared before the Indiana Parole Board on Monday, May 5 in a final plea for clemency. At ...

Death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie was executed by lethal injection shortly after midnight Tuesday at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, according to Department of Correction officials.

Death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie was executed by lethal injection shortly after midnight Tuesday at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, according to Department of Correction officials.