Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
NEWS RELEASE
MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2006
(Columbus) --- The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction confirmed that Joseph Lewis Clark is scheduled for execution on Tuesday, May 2, 2006. The Ohio Revised Code mandates lethal injection as the manner of execution.
Clark was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1984 Aggravated Murder of David Manning in Lucas County.
Background Facts:
Name: Joseph Lewis Clark
Race: Black
Date of Birth: 1/15/49
Offense(s): Aggravated Murder
Aggravated Murder
Aggravated Robbery
Attempted Murder
Felonious Assault
Sentence(s): Death, Life
County of Commitment: Lucas
No word has been received on the status of any type of stay. For further information, please contact the DRC Bureau of Public Information at (614) 752-1150