Source: WISH-TV / WISH-TVINDIANAPOLIS — Attorneys for Roy Lee Ward urged the Indiana Parole Board on Monday to grant clemency, citing his recent autism diagnosis and expressions of remorse. Ward, convicted of raping and murdering 15-year-old Stacy Payne in 2001, is scheduled for execution on Oct. 10. His legal team told the five-member board that Ward does not meet the clinical definition of a psychopath and has acknowledged his mental health challenges. Deputy Attorney General Tyler Banks urged the board to deny clemency, citing the brutality of the crime and the two separate jury decisions that imposed the death penalty. The parole board will issue a recommendation to Gov.