Indiana's governor turned down a clemency request Monday and said an execution planned for this week would go forward for a man who set a fire that killed his girlfriend's two children in 2010.

Gov. Mike Braun said he would follow the Indiana Parole Board's recommendation to let the death sentence stand for Jeffrey Weisheit.

"The Indiana Department of Correction will continue preparations to carry out the court-ordered sentence of execution" Thursday, said Braun, a Republican.