Ronald Heath is a white man who has
been on death row in the state of Florida since 12/17/90.
Crime
He was convicted of Premeditated 1st
Degree Murder, committed on 05/23/89. Ronald Heath and his live-in girlfriend, Penny Powell, drove to Heath’s grandmother’s house in Jacksonville. Heath and Powell had an argument after which Powell returned to their residence in Douglas, Georgia. Heath drove to Gainesville to visit some friends and was accompanied by his brother Kenneth.
On the evening of May 24, 1989, Heath and Kenneth went to visit two of Heath’s friends who worked as waitresses at the Purple Porpoise Lounge. Over the course of the evening, the brothers initiated a conversation with a traveling salesman, Sheridan. After purchasing the brothers a drink, he inquired as to whether they used marijuana.
At Heath’s suggestion, the brothers agreed to rob Sheridan at an alternate location. Heath drove the trio in Kenneth’s vehicle to an isolated area in Alachua County. Heath parked the vehicle on a dirt road and all three proceeded to exit the vehicle and smoke marijuana.
At this point, Heath made a pistol gesturing motion and asked Kenneth, “Did you get it?” Kenneth reached under the seat of the car and came back with a small-caliber handgun. Kenneth pointed the gun at Sheridan while informing him that he was being robbed.
Sheridan indicated that he was not going to give the brothers anything and, at Heath’s prompting, Kenneth shot Sheridan once in the chest. As Sheridan began removing his possessions, Heath kicked him and used a hunting knife to stab him in the neck and unsuccessfully attempted to slit his throat. Heath then told Kenneth to use the gun to kill Sheridan, and Kenneth proceeded to shoot him twice in the head.
On the evening of May 24, 1989, Heath and Kenneth went to visit two of Heath’s friends who worked as waitresses at the Purple Porpoise Lounge. Over the course of the evening, the brothers initiated a conversation with a traveling salesman, Sheridan. After purchasing the brothers a drink, he inquired as to whether they used marijuana.
At Heath’s suggestion, the brothers agreed to rob Sheridan at an alternate location. Heath drove the trio in Kenneth’s vehicle to an isolated area in Alachua County. Heath parked the vehicle on a dirt road and all three proceeded to exit the vehicle and smoke marijuana.
At this point, Heath made a pistol gesturing motion and asked Kenneth, “Did you get it?” Kenneth reached under the seat of the car and came back with a small-caliber handgun. Kenneth pointed the gun at Sheridan while informing him that he was being robbed.
Sheridan indicated that he was not going to give the brothers anything and, at Heath’s prompting, Kenneth shot Sheridan once in the chest. As Sheridan began removing his possessions, Heath kicked him and used a hunting knife to stab him in the neck and unsuccessfully attempted to slit his throat. Heath then told Kenneth to use the gun to kill Sheridan, and Kenneth proceeded to shoot him twice in the head.
Address
You can write to this inmate
at:
Ronald Heath 065145
Union CI
P.O. Box 1000
Raiford, Florida 32083
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