Apr 27, 2026
Despite an eleventh-hour confession from another man, James Broadnax is slated to be executed by the state of Texas later this week. Broadnax, 37, is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on April 30 in Huntsville. He was condemned by a Dallas County jury in 2009 for the deaths of Step hen Swan, 26, and Matthew Butler, 28, outside their Garland music studio. Broadnax and his cousin, Demarius Cummings, had set out to rob the men, but left with only $2 and a 1995 Ford, according to previous reporting from The Dallas Morning News. Broadnax and Cummings, both 19 at the time of the robbery, were convicted of capital murder in separate trials. Broadnax, who was tried as the triggerman, was sentenced to death, while Cummings, who was tried as his accomplice, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. You can read more on this story from our media partner, The Dallas Morning News. ...read more read less
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