INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Indiana governor Mike Braun is accepting a recommendation from the state's Parole Board concerning a death row inmate in Michigan City.

Gov. Braun announced he is denying clemency for convicted murderer Jeffrey Weisheit. A Clemency Petition for Weisheit's death sentence to be transferred to a sentence of life in prison was previously submitted.

Weisheit was convicted of murdering Alyssa and Caleb Lynch, two children under his care, in 2010. He had set a home the children were staying at on fire. According to documents, Weisheit was in a troubled romantic relationship with their mother.

According to the parole board, Weisheit has a history of multiple conduct reports while in prison, including Battery, Disruptive Behavior, and Animal Cruelty.

His execution is scheduled for November 5.