Arthur Brown Jr.
Arthur Brown Jr., 52, a Black man from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas, on March 9, 2023, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. His attorneys said his intellectual limitations were known to his friends and family, and described him over his life as 'slow.' His attorneys argued that he was intellectually disabled and innocent, and that a juror was biased against him. Prosecutors disputed these claims, and the courts rejected his final appeals, while Brown maintained until the end that he was innocent.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His attorneys argued he was intellectually disabled and innocent and that a juror was biased against him, and he maintained his innocence until the end.
Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the agency that held him); his attorneys.