Steven Nelson executed in Texas for murder of young pastor

Execution of man convicted of killing Arlington pastor in 2011 scheduled Wednesday
Steven Lawayne Nelson has maintained that while he participated unknowingly in a violent church robbery, he did not harm anyone.
Texas Executes Steven Lawayne Nelson for 2011 Murder of Arlington Pastor
Texas executed Steven Lawayne Nelson for the murder of Pastor Clint Dobson, with AG Ken Paxton stating that justice was served for the victims' families.
Texas executes Steven Nelson for 2011 murder of Arlington pastor in year’s first execution
Nelson, 37, was put to death by lethal injection for smothering Clint Dobson, a 28-year-old pastor and husband, during a botched robbery at
Texas executes man convicted in 2011 murder of Arlington pastor
Steven Nelson, 38, was sentenced to death in 2012, a year after he was found guilty of murdering Arlington pastor Clint Dobson.
'He fought to the very end': Steven Nelson executed in Texas for murder of young pastor
Texas executed Steven Nelson for the 2011 murder of the Rev. Clint Dobson Wednesday night. It is the second execution of the year in the nation.
Man set to be executed for killing Arlington pastor in his own church
A man convicted of beating and suffocating an Arlington pastor in his own church during a robbery was facing execution on Wednesday, the second scheduled execution in the U.S. so far this year.
As execution nears, man convicted in Arlington pastor’s death asks for mercy
Steven Nelson is scheduled to be executed Wednesday, more than a decade after he was convicted of smothering a 28-year-old pastor during a botched robbery
Texas man who suffocated Arlington pastor set to be executed this week
Steven Nelson was convicted and sentenced to death for the 2011 murder of Clint Dobson at NorthPointe Baptist Church in Arlington. He is set to be executed on Wednesday.
Texas to execute man who killed pastor in church days after being released from anger management program
Texas will put to death on Wednesday a man convicted of the brutal 2011 killing of a Dallas-area pastor in his own church during a robbery.
‘Let’s ride, warden.’ Young Arlington minister’s killer executed in Texas death chamber
Steven Nelson also beat Pastor Clint Dobson’s secretary and killed a Tarrant County inmate while he was in jail awaiting trial, authorities said.
Texas man executed for killing Arlington pastor in his church: 'Let's ride, warden'
Steven Nelson was executed on Wednesday for an Arlington church pastor's murder. Nelson killed Arlington Rev. Clint Dobson in his church in 2011. This is Texas' first execution of 2025. ARLINGTON, Texas - A man on death row for killing a North Texas pastor was Wednesday evening in Huntsville.
Texas pastor with simple dream killed in his own church. Who was the Rev. Clint Dobson?
The pastor's young widow, Laura Dobson, sobbed on the stand during Steven Nelson's murder trial, saying: 'I didn't know this ...
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The Final Words of a Condemned Man: Texas Carries Out First Execution of 2025
Steven Nelson, a 37-year-old convicted killer, became the first person executed in Texas in 2025. Nelson was put to death by ...
Death row inmate’s chilling last words for warden before lethal injection revealed
Steven Lawayne Nelson, 37, was convicted for the 2011 killing of Rev. Clint Dobson and put to death on Wednesday.
Murderer on death row insists he is innocent in defiant seven-word admission
Steven Nelson was convicted of the murder of Clint Dobson, the pastor of the NorthPointe Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, ...