South Carolina is set to execute 42-year-old Mikal Mahdi by firing squad for killing an off-duty police officer who was ambushed, shot nine times and set on fire.

South Carolina is set to execute 42-year-old Mikal Mahdi on Friday for the 2004 killing of 56-year-old Capt. James Myers, an off-duty Orangeburg Public Safety officer and beloved father, was ...

Mahdi was convicted in the 2004 murder of 56-year-old James Myers, an off-duty Orangeburg Police captain. In 2006, Mahdi pled guilty to the murder and robbery. He was sentenced to death the same year.

Mahdi was convicted of the 2004 killing of 56-year-old Capt. James Myers, an off-duty Orangeburg Public Safety officer who was killed at the same spot on his farm property where he and his wife ...

Mahdi initially escaped to Florida but was spotted driving Myers' truck on July 21, 2004. Police arrested him after a short chase, and Mahdi later pleaded guilty to the murder.

Mahdi was convicted in the 2004 murder of 56-year-old James Myers, an off-duty Orangeburg Police captain. In 2006, Mahdi pled guilty to the murder and robbery. He was sentenced to death the same year.

Mahdi was convicted in the 2004 murder of 56-year-old James Myers, an off-duty Orangeburg Police captain. In 2006, Mahdi pled guilty to the murder and robbery. He was sentenced to death the same year.

Mahdi was convicted in the 2004 murder of 56-year-old James Myers, an off-duty Orangeburg Police captain. In 2006, Mahdi pled guilty to the murder and robbery. He was sentenced to death the same year.

Mikal Mahdi is scheduled for execution Friday, April 11, by a South Carolina Department of Corrections firing squad. Mahdi is set to be executed at 6 p.m. at the Broad River Road Correctional ...