A man convicted of murder dodges the death penalty within hours of being executed because there was racial prejudice on the part of the jury

The death penalty against a prisoner who was to be executed this Thursday in

(USA) was commuted to life in prison by the governor of that state,

.

Stitt issued an executive order commuting the death sentence to prisoner

to life "without the possibility of obtaining parole" or granting him any other pardon or benefit of this type.

Jones, black, was

, which occurred in Edmond, a town near Oklahoma City.

On death row since 1999, he was prosecuted and convicted of murder

police warned on Wednesday. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).

LeAnnesya Jones, mother of Julios, cries after learning of the commutation of her son's sentence.NICK OXFORDREUTERS

In a statement Stitt stressed that he has decided to commute Jones' death sentence after "a pious evaluation and review the materials presented by all parties in this case."

On November 1, the

recommended that Stitt pardon Jones, who has always insisted on his innocence.

The inmate maintains that he was framed by the actual murderer, a friend from adolescence who was also charged with the crime, and who testified against Jones during the trial.

That person is free after spending fifteen years in jail.

However, a sister of the victim,

, told the board that she remembered seeing Jones shoot Howell in front of her two daughters.

"He is the same person today as 22 years ago," said Tobey, who maintained that the inmate is lying and does not feel any remorse or shame.

Jones, 41, was scheduled to receive the lethal injection Thursday at

.

Celebrities like

had advocated for Jones's life to be spared and called for his sentence to be commuted.

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