Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves will not step in to stop the scheduled execution of an inmate who has been on death row for more than 30 years.

The state’s highest-ranking elected official took to social media to discuss the case of Charles Ray Crawford, who is scheduled to be put to death at the hands of the state on Wednesday. In his post, Reeves noted that he had met with his legal team to assess the facts of Crawford’s 1994 capital murder conviction while also reviewing his petition for clemency, or leniency in his sentence, and ultimately decided not to intervene ahead of the execution.

Crawford was given the death penalty for the kidnapping, rape, and killing of Northeast Mississippi Community College student Kristy Ray. The inmate is reported to have committed these acts against Ray,

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