Andrew R. Lukehart
Andrew Richard Lukehart, 53, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Raiford on June 2, 2026, where he had been held on death row for decades. According to the Florida Department of Corrections, the State of Florida carried out the execution. His attorneys argued that his failing kidneys made the lethal injection protocol a substantial risk of cruel and unusual punishment and that the short warrant period denied meaningful review, but the courts rejected those claims. One source reports that a forensic psychologist diagnosed him with serious disorders and describes a childhood marked by abuse and neglect, and that he apologized to those gathered in the viewing area before his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His attorneys argued that his failing kidneys made lethal injection a substantial risk of cruel and unusual punishment and that the short warrant period denied meaningful review; the courts rejected these claims.
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); State of Florida; his attorneys; the courts.