Carruthers

Tony Carruthers’ lawyers ask for execution to be stopped, say corrections can’t find vein for IV line

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Attorneys for Tony Carruthers, who was scheduled to be executed Thursday morning in Tennessee, have filed an emergency stay of execution, claiming corrections has been unable to set an IV line to administer lethal injection drugs. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “The Tennessee Department of … Read more

Tennessee is preparing to execute Tony Carruthers, whose defenders question trial fairness

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee is scheduled to execute Tony Carruthers on Thursday after his attorneys questioned whether the state’s lethal injection drugs had expired and courts denied requests to test DNA and fingerprint evidence or to deem him mentally incompetent. Tony Carruthers, 57, was sentenced to death after being found guilty of the 1994 kidnappings … Read more