Man on death row asks high court to mull case

YOUNGSTOWN

A man who has been sitting on Ohio’s death row since 2004 for the murder of a 3-month-old boy in Youngstown is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider his case, according to 21 WFMJ-TV, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner.

John Drummond, 41, was sentenced to death for the killing of Jiyen Dent in a 2003 drive-by shooting on Youngstown’s East Side.

Drummond’s attorney filed what’s known as a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the nation’s highest court to consider points of law as he seeks a new trial. He is scheduled to be executed April 21, 2022.