Ohio governor delays 3 more executions while drugs reviewed

United States News News

Ohio governor delays 3 more executions while drugs reviewed
United States Latest News,United States Headlines
  • 📰 AP
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 48 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 23%
  • Publisher: 51%

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine delays 3 executions to give the state prison system time to develop a new lethal injection method.

FILE – In this Nov. 2005 file photo, Larry Greene, public information director of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, demonstrates how a curtain is pulled between the death chamber and witness room at the prison in Lucasville, Ohio. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday, arch 7, 2019, delayed three additional executions to give the state prison system time to develop a new lethal injection method.

DeWine, a Republican, delayed a February execution after the judge’s ruling and ordered the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to develop a new process. But Merz questioned why Ohio was preparing for additional executions, given that directive. — Kareem Jackson. Originally scheduled to die July 10 for shooting and killing two men in Columbus during a 1997 robbery. New date: Jan. 16, 2020.

Henness was convicted of killing 51-year-old Richard Myers in Columbus in 1992. Authorities say Myers had been helping Henness find a drug treatment for his wife. “Ohio’s not going to execute someone under my watch when a federal judge has found it to be cruel and unusual punishment,” DeWine said last month.

Such a review is needed “to avoid repeated delays of lawful sentences that have been upheld after years of post-conviction litigation,” said Franklin County prosecutor Ron O’Brien. O’Brien is a longtime critic of such delays.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

AP /  🏆 728. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Teachers don't need police-level gun training, Ohio judge rulesTeachers don't need police-level gun training, Ohio judge rulesA judge has ruled an Ohio school district's policy allowing trained teachers and staff to carry concealed weapons in school doesn't need to require the many training hours required of police.
Read more »

Voting rights groups' lawsuit against Ohio heads to trialVoting rights groups' lawsuit against Ohio heads to trialCINCINNATI (AP) — Voting rights groups that charge that Ohio's congressional map was unfairly manipulated by state Republicans will have their say in federal court. The trial for a lawsuit...
Read more »

Sen. Sherrod Brown, Democrat from Ohio, won’t run for presidentSen. Sherrod Brown, Democrat from Ohio, won’t run for presidentBrown had been campaigning in early states, arguing that he could lure back the blue-collar Democrats who flipped to Donald Trump in 2016.
Read more »

'Gut-wrenching' day as production ends at Ohio GM assembly plant'Gut-wrenching' day as production ends at Ohio GM assembly plantThe last Chevrolet Cruze built at GM's plant near Youngstown came off the assembly line Wednesday.
Read more »

1,400 jobs lost as GM shutters major Ohio plant1,400 jobs lost as GM shutters major Ohio plantA General Motors plant is closing in Lordstown, Ohio, potentially resulting in disastrous effects on the local economy. NBC’s Kevin Tibbles joins Stephanie Ruhle and Ali Velshi to break down what this means for this Ohio town.
Read more »

'Gut-wrenching' day as Ohio GM assembly plant prepares to close'Gut-wrenching' day as Ohio GM assembly plant prepares to closeA sprawling General Motors assembly plant will be idled on Wednesday after more than 50 years producing cars and other vehicles, a move that will eliminate nearly 1,700 hourly positions by month's end.
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-02-25 11:13:03