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Friday, July 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM

Cheever Applied For Executive Clemency; Looking To Change Death Sentence

Scott Dever Cheever, who was sentenced to death on Jan. 23, 2008 for the capital murder of Sheriff Matt Samuels, recently applied for executive clemency, requesting that his death sentence be commuted to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

A public notice can be found on page 12 of this week’s edition.

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