Convicted in Trooper’s Murder, Paul Howell Is Executed, Gov. Scott’s 15thFebruary 27, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 8 CommentsHowell was convicted in 1994 in the 1992 murder of Florida Highway Patrol trooper Jimmy Fulford in 1992 when a bomb Howell manufactured exploded in the trooper’s hands after a traffic stop.