Dwight Adanandus was executed by the State of Texas for the murder of Vernon Hanan
According to court documents Dwight Adanandus would rob a bank and when he was running from the building Vernon Hanan attempted to stop him however for his effort he would be fatally shot
Dwight Adanandus would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death
Dwight Adanandus would be executed by lethal injection on October 8 1997
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Dwight Adanandus Case
On January 28, 1988, appellant entered the lobby of the Continental National Bank in San Antonio, approached Patricia Martinez, a teller, and gave her a hand-written note which said:
- First of all, this is a robbery! If you “anything” [sic] other than this note ask [sic]; you’ll be the first to lose your life! O.K.? I’m for real. 2. Put all the big bill [sic] from your cash tray in the brown folder $100, 50, 20, 10, & 5’s. Return note and bag to me in that order! 3. Close your position and excuse yourself to the rear without speaking a word about this until you know that I am no longer here.
Martinez testified that while she was filling appellant’s folder with cash, appellant repeatedly threatened to kill her if she identified him. Martinez further testified that appellant put his hand to his pants as if he were reaching for a gun. In removing the cash from her drawer, Martinez activated the bank’s lobby cameras.
As appellant walked away from Martinez’ station with the cash, she pointed to appellant and shouted that he had robbed her. Vernon Hanan, a customer who had just entered the bank, heard the outcry and tackled appellant. Appellant dropped the folder containing the cash, the holdup note and some other papers. The two men wrestled out of the lobby doors and into the bank foyer. Hanan fell to the floor and appellant shot him, causing Hanan’s death.
Appellant re-entered the bank lobby to retrieve the money and papers, pointing his gun at another customer on his way out. Fleeing the bank, appellant ran into a suburban neighborhood and took refuge under a house. He was apprehended by the police and Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) agents approximately four hours later.
https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/1993/70897-4.html
