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State To Seek Death Penalty For Man Indicted For Sexual Battery Of Child, Murder, Arson And Animal Cruelty After Trailer Fire
December 7, 2025
Prosecutors have announced that they will seek the death penalty for an Escambia County man indicted for murder, sexual battery of a child, arson and animal cruelty.
A grand jury returned indictments last month against John Henry Walston, Jr., for two counts of first degree murder, one count of sexual battery of a child under 12, one count of arson, and one count of animal cruelty.
State Attorney Ginger Madden said Friday that he office will seek the death penalty if Walston is convicted of the deaths of the children.
A jury trial date was set for January 26, 2026, following a docket court appearance on January 13, 2026. Any motions that may be filed in the case could delay the trial date.
In the early hours of November 7, 2025, emergency responders were called to a house fire on Flaxman Street where two children and a dog were found deceased inside the home. During the course of the investigation, it was discovered that Walston allegedly sexually battered one of the children before he killed both children by cutting their throats before he set the house on fire.
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6 Responses to “State To Seek Death Penalty For Man Indicted For Sexual Battery Of Child, Murder, Arson And Animal Cruelty After Trailer Fire”
Can I be on the jury!!!! Promise to give him fair treatment.
COL for the children
Hell’s gates are swinging wide to accept yet another…
Not the death penalty. Noooo. Let him rot in prison and let the other prisoners make his life a living hell. Besides, on death row, he could spend years, at taxpayers expense, on death row. Let the prisoners take care of him. He won’t last too long, saving tons of money for the taxpayers.
This guy needs a one way shuttle to the devil’s door. He absolutely deserves the death penalty SOON. Not in 20 years like our Judicial system normally works. Even in prison, he’ll be vulnerable to many attacks. He’s not safe…flip the switch. Plain and simple.
@Sick, I agree 100%. This animal doesn’t deserve a trial at all from my perspective. He should suffer as bad or worse than those poor kids did. God has a special place in hell for a piece of garbage like this. No mercy!
He should not be allowed to breathe one more breath. Sorry to say but he should die the same way those children died. Along with anyone else who harms another person because they are just evil!