Execution Date Set for Jackson County Murderer

Commissioner: Timothy C. Ward

Director of Public Affairs: Joan Heath

Donnie Cleveland Lance to be executed on January 29

FORSYTH, Ga. – The Jackson County Superior Court has ordered the execution of convicted murderer Donnie Cleveland Lance. The court ordered the Georgia Department of Corrections to carry out the execution on a date between January 29 and February 5, 2020. Commissioner Timothy C. Ward has set the date for Wednesday, January 29, at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson at 7 p.m.

Lance was convicted in 1999 for the murders of Sabrina Joy Lance, and Dwight G. Wood, Jr.  If executed, Lance will be the 53rd inmate put to death by lethal injection.

Media interested in a photograph of Lance and a listing of his crimes may visit the GDC website (https://gdc.georgia.gov).

About the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC)

The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) has one of the largest prison systems in the U.S. and is responsible for supervising nearly 52,000 state prisoners. It is the largest law enforcement agency in the state with approximately 10,500 employees. For more information on the GDC, call 478-992-5247 or visit https://gdc.georgia.gov.