Troy Farris was executed by the State of Texas for the murder of Tarrant County Sheriff’s Deputy Clark Rosenbalm.
According to court documents Troy Farris was involved in a drug deal with two accomplices when Tarrant County Sheriff’s Deputy Clark Rosenbalm would pull up. As the Deputy was reaching for his radio he would be fatally shot by Farris
Troy Farris would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death
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Troy Farris Case
Texas has executed a man convicted of killing a North Texas sheriff’s deputy who interrupted a drug deal near Fort Worth. Prison officials say 36-year-old Troy Dale Farris was declared dead at 7:16 p.m. CST today after receiving a lethal injection for the slaying of Tarrant County Sheriff’s Deputy Clark Rosenbalm.
Farris told Rosenbalm family members who witnessed the execution: ‘I have nothing but love for you. This comes from the deepest part of me. I hope this doesn’t offend you but Clark did not die in vain. Through his death he led this man to God.’ Rosenbalm was killed when he interrupted a drug deal at Saginaw, just north of Fort Worth, in 1984. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused this week to hear another appeal from Farris, and The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles rejected his clemency request on Tuesday. Farris’s appeals focused on the rejection of a potential juror who opposed the death penalty. The Court of Criminal Appeals rejected the argument in 1990 and refused this week to address the issue again. As recently as last week, Farris told a reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that he is innocent. Farris was convicted largely on the testimony of a friend who was at the shooting and fingered Farris in a plea bargain. No murder weapon was ever recovered, and appeals courts have criticized the lack of material evidence in the case
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