Child killer Thomas Sanders whose sentence was commuted by Biden faces death penalty in Louisiana

A convicted kid murderer whose death condemnation was commuted by erstwhile President Biden during his past weeks successful agency has been indicted by a Louisiana Grand Jury for nan aforesaid heinous crime.

A Catahoula Parish Grand Jury will activity nan decease punishment for Thomas S. Sanders — 15 years aft he kidnapped and murdered Las Vegas woman Lexis Roberts, 12, according to KALB.

The slayer had been sentenced to decease statement by a national assemblage successful Louisiana successful September 2014 aft a four-year proceedings — during which he admitted to sidesplitting Lexis and her mother, Suellen — a condemnation he later appealed successful nan Federal Court of Appeals successful New Orleans successful 2020.

Biden granted nan sicko clemency in December 2024 and commuting his decease condemnation to life successful situation without nan anticipation of parol.

However, Catahoula Parish District Attorney Bradley R. Burget said he will prosecute nan decease punishment for nan kid murderer astatine nan authorities level, which could undo Biden’s enactment of clemency.

“In 2010, nan authorities deferred prosecution to nan national authorities, who successfully prosecuted and achieved justness for Lexis,” Burget said, according to nan Mississippi outlet Natchez Democrat.

“Yet, Mr. Biden commuted nan national decease condemnation imposed connected Mr. Sanders to a condemnation of life successful situation choosing to spare nan life of a convicted kid slayer complete nan victim, Lexis Kaye Roberts.”

Sanders was moving successful a storage successful Las Vegas successful nan summertime of 2010 erstwhile he met Roberts’ mother and started dating.

Two months into their relationship, Sanders, Suellen, and Roberts took a travel to nan Grand Canyon complete Labor Day weekend, according to nan Department of Justice.

As they were returning from Nevada, Sanders drove disconnected into a distant location successful nan Arizona godforsaken and changeable Suellen and kidnapped nan 12-year-old, keeping her captive for respective days arsenic he drove crossed nan country.

He later changeable nan Roberts 4 times and trim her pharynx successful a distant wooded area of Catahoula Parish. Hunters recovered her assemblage connected Oct. 8, 2010, complete a period aft she was murdered.

A nationwide manhunt ended pinch constabulary capturing nan kid murderer astatine a motortruck extremity successful Mississippi much than a period later.

“This is simply a heartbreaking case,” Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell said astatine nan clip of Sander’s sentencing successful 2014.

“A young woman witnessed nan execution of her mother, was held captive for days, and had her life trim tragically short by a senseless, sadistic murder.  We dream today’s verdict will thief Lexis’ family arsenic they proceed to struggle pinch nan nonaccomplishment of their loved ones.”     

Biden ended up commuting his condemnation and nan sentences of 36 different men connected national decease row, including astatine slightest 4 different kid killers and respective wide murderers, arsenic 1 of his past acts arsenic president. 

President Trump — who was awaiting to return agency for his 2nd word — bashed Biden for nan move, which was announced connected Christmas Day.

“[T]o nan 37 astir convulsive criminals, who killed, raped, and plundered for illustration virtually nary 1 earlier them, but were conscionable given, incredibly, a pardon by Sleepy Joe Biden,” Trump wrote connected Truth Social. 

“I garbage to wish a Merry Christmas to those fortunate ‘souls’ but, instead, will say, GO TO HELL!” he added.