Nathaniel Woods was born in 1976.
Nathaniel Woods is on death row in the
state of Alabama. He was born in 1976
Executed March 5, 2020. He had no final words.
Executed March 5, 2020. He had no final words.
Crime
In December 2005, Woods was convicted
of four counts of capital murder for murdering Birmingham PoliceOfficers Carlos Owen, Harley A. Chisholm III, and Charles R. Bennett,
while they were on duty, and for murdering the three officers
pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct.
His appeal includes (see link):
The evidence adduced at trial indicated the following. Birmingham police officers Carlos Owen, Harley A. Chisolm III, Charles R. Bennett, and Michael Collins were on duty on June 17, 2004. Officer Collins testified that he was on patrol when he heard a radio transmission from Officer Owen, announcing that he was getting out of his patrol car on 18th Street at "the green apartments." (R. 492.) Officer Collins was familiar with the apartments because they were in an area that had "been a drug problem area for years." (R. 493.) The apartments were located four or five blocks from the police precinct. Officer Collins went to the green apartments to back up Officer Owen, and he parked behind the apartments a few minutes after he heard Officer Owen's radio call. Before Officer Collins arrived, Officer Owen had been checking the license tags and the vehicle identification numbers of the vehicles located behind the apartments (R. 965-67), and he was standing near the back door of one of the apartments when Officer Collins arrived. Officer Owen told Officer Collins that a man at the back door had cursed at him and yelled at him and had told him to "get the fuck off his property". (R. 495.) Officers Owen and Collins went to the back door of the apartment; Officer Collins testified that Nathaniel Woods was the man standing inside the doorway of the apartment. Woods then cursed at both officers repeatedly and told them to "[g]et the fuck off our property." (R. 498.) Officer Collins saw a female in a white T-shirt behind Woods. Officer Collins testified that it appeared that a third person was also inside the apartment because someone pulled a window covering back and said "[f]uck the police" several times. (R. 501.)
His appeal includes (see link):
The evidence adduced at trial indicated the following. Birmingham police officers Carlos Owen, Harley A. Chisolm III, Charles R. Bennett, and Michael Collins were on duty on June 17, 2004. Officer Collins testified that he was on patrol when he heard a radio transmission from Officer Owen, announcing that he was getting out of his patrol car on 18th Street at "the green apartments." (R. 492.) Officer Collins was familiar with the apartments because they were in an area that had "been a drug problem area for years." (R. 493.) The apartments were located four or five blocks from the police precinct. Officer Collins went to the green apartments to back up Officer Owen, and he parked behind the apartments a few minutes after he heard Officer Owen's radio call. Before Officer Collins arrived, Officer Owen had been checking the license tags and the vehicle identification numbers of the vehicles located behind the apartments (R. 965-67), and he was standing near the back door of one of the apartments when Officer Collins arrived. Officer Owen told Officer Collins that a man at the back door had cursed at him and yelled at him and had told him to "get the fuck off his property". (R. 495.) Officers Owen and Collins went to the back door of the apartment; Officer Collins testified that Nathaniel Woods was the man standing inside the doorway of the apartment. Woods then cursed at both officers repeatedly and told them to "[g]et the fuck off our property." (R. 498.) Officer Collins saw a female in a white T-shirt behind Woods. Officer Collins testified that it appeared that a third person was also inside the apartment because someone pulled a window covering back and said "[f]uck the police" several times. (R. 501.)
Links of Interest
Court affirms conviction, sentence of death row inmate in deaths of 3 Birmingham officers
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