Steven Lawayne Nelson (February 18, 1987 – February 5, 2025) was an American convicted murderer executed for the 2011 murder of 28-year-old Arlington pastor Clinton "Clint" Dobson in Texas. Nelson was found guilty of murdering Dobson by smothering him to death during a robbery bid at an Arlington church on March 3, 2011, and therefore sentenced to …

1 day ago · "Steven Nelson forever changed our lives, but he has never occupied our minds." Nelson's execution is the second in the U.S. this year and the first in Texas in 2025. The state is set to execute ...

3 days ago · Nelson was supposed to report to a probation officer on the day of Dobson's murder. During Nelson's sentencing, prosecutors said he killed fellow inmate Jonathon Holden in 2012 while awaiting trial.

2 days ago · Steven Lawayne Nelson was executed Wednesday for killing an Arlington pastor, a crime he maintained he did not commit, though he admitted he was there for a robbery while the murder occurred.

2 days ago · FILE - Steven Lawayne Nelson takes the witness stand to testify in his own defense in his capital murder trial on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, in Fort Worth, Texas. (Joyce Marshall/Star-Telegram via AP ...

1 day ago · Texas is set to execute Steven Nelson by lethal injection Wednesday for the 2011 murder of a beloved pastor who was just beginning his ministerial career. Nelson, 37, was convicted for the murder ...

3 days ago · A Texas man convicted of murdering an Arlington pastor was put to death on Wednesday evening. Steven Lawayne Nelson, 37, was sentenced to death in 2012, a year after he was found guilty of fatally ...

22 hours ago · Yesterday, the State of Texas executed Steven Lawayne Nelson, a man convicted of the brutal murder of Arlington Pastor Clint Dobson. The Texas Attorney General's office stated that Nelson had ...

Jul 18, 2024 · ARLINGTON, Texas - A man on death row for killing a North Texas pastor is now scheduled to be executed early next year. Steven Nelson was set to die by lethal injection in October, but...

22 hours ago · Steven Lawayne Nelson was condemned for the 2011 killing of the Rev. Clint Dobson at a Baptist church in Arlington. Dobson’s secretary was severely beaten and left for dead but survived the attack.