James Allridge

James Vernon Allridge III (14 November 1962 – 26 August 2004) was an American murderer, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, executed by lethal injection by the state of Texas. Allridge shot and killed Brian Clendennen, a young convenience store clerk at a Circle K in Fort Worth on 3 February 1985. He robbed around $300 from the store. His older brother Ronald Keith Allridge drove the get-away car.

On 25 March 1985, James drove the get-away car when his brother Ronald killed Carla McMillen during a robbery of a Whataburger restaurant in Fort Worth. Ronald was sentenced to death for this murder and was executed in 1995.

When asked if he had a final statement, Allridge addressed Brian Clendennen's brother (Shane) and sister, saying:

James and Ronald's younger brother Stanley, who watched both their executions, has since become a speaker for the "Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty".

ee also

* List of individuals executed in Texas
* Capital punishment in Texas
* Capital punishment in the United States

References

* [http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/statistics/deathrow/drowlist/allridj.jpgOffender Information] . "Texas Department of Criminal Justice". Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
* [http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/allridgejameslast.htm Last Statement] . "Texas Department of Criminal Justice". Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
* [http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/allridge927.htm James Vernon Allridge III] . "The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney". Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
* [http://deadmaneating.blogspot.com/2004/08/texas-last-meal-james-vernon-allridge.html Texas Last Meal - James Vernon Allridge] . "Dead Man Eating" (2004-08-28). Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
* [http://www.tcadp.org/speakers.php TCADP Speaker's Bureau] . "Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty". Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
* [http://www.murdervictimsfamilies.org/gallery-Allridge.pdf Stanley Allridge, Texas - Brother of Ronald Allridge, executed in Texas in 1995 and James Allridge, executed in Texas in 2004] . "Murder Victims' Families For Human Rights". Retrieved on 2007-11-19.