Aric Woodard was sentenced to death by the State of Texas for the murder of 2-year-old Jaques Omari Twinn. According to court documents Aric Woodard was babysitting Jaques Omari Twinn when he beat the little boy to death. Aric Woodard was arrested, convicted and sentenced to death
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Aric Woodard 2021 Information
| Name | Name Type |
| ARIC SHAYNE WOODARD | Commit Name |
| ARIC SHAYNE WOODARD | Also Known As |
| ARIC WOODARED | Also Known As |
| SHANE WOODYARD | True Name |
Parole Number: LH5922
Age: 48
Date of Birth: 03/18/1973
Race/Ethnicity: BLACK
Height: 6′ 05″
Gender: MALE
Citizenship: USA
Complexion: MEDIUM
Current Location: PHOENIX
Permanent Location: PHOENIX
Committing County: YORK
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A York murderer’s execution, originally scheduled for Saturday, has been stayed, according to online court records.
Aric Shayne Woodard, 43, formerly of West Jackson Street, was sentenced to death after being found guilty in 2013 of first-degree murder for fatally beating 2-year-old Jaques Omari Twinn on Nov. 7, 2011, while baby-sitting the boy and the boy’s little sister.
Jaques was the son of Hayley Twinn, of York, and Tyrone Kemp, of Baltimore.
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel signed a notice of execution for Woodard in January, setting March 4 as the execution date .
However, online court records show Woodard filed a motion to stay the execution on Feb. 6. That motion was granted by Common Pleas Judge Michael E. Bortner on Feb. 9, according to court records.
Additionally, on Feb. 13, Bortner granted a motion for an appointment of legal counsel for Woodard.
Pennsylvania’s death penalty: Shortly after taking office in 2015, Gov. Tom Wolf began issuing reprieves to condemned inmates, citing concerns about flaws in Pennsylvania’s capital-punishment system.
He has said the moratorium will remain in effect at least until he receives a report from a legislative commission that has been studying the topic for about five years, according to The Associated Press.
The last execution in Pennsylvania was in 1999.
Notice of execution signed for York murderer
The background: According to Woodard’s charging documents, police were called to a home in the 100 block of West Maple Street about 2:25 p.m. Nov. 7, 2011, for a child in cardiac arrest.
Jaques was rushed to York Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:05 p.m.
York City Detective Al Clarkson said at the time that Woodard left the children alone to go to a nearby store and that when he returned, he assaulted the child after realizing Jaques had smeared feces on the kitchen carpet.
Woodard had feelings for the children’s mother, but she did not reciprocate, according to Clarkson
“(Woodard) became frustrated that day,” the detective has said. “He knew she was out with somebody else, and he realized she was using him to watch her kids while she was out with another guy.”
https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2017/03/04/execution-stayed-york-murderer/98736670/