A DeSoto Parish judge has scheduled the execution of Christopher Sepulvado, an 81-year-old death row inmate convicted of murdering his 6-year-old stepson in 1992. The execution date was set for March 17, following Governor Jeff Landry’s recent announcement of protocols to use nitrogen gas for capital punishment.
Judge Amy Burford McCartney issued the execution order on Tuesday for Sepulvado, who was found guilty of killing Wesley Allen Mercer in a horrific case that shocked the community. Court records show that Sepulvado, then 48, beat the child with a screwdriver handle before immersing him in scalding water, resulting in fatal burns over 60% of his body.
The case details revealed a pattern of abuse leading up to the murder. On March…
