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Tennessee stops execution after failing to find inmate’s vein for lethal drugs, attorney says

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The planned execution of death row inmate Tony Carruthers in Tennessee was called off Thursday after officials struggled to find a vein for an hour, according to his attorney, who was present at the execution. Maria DeLiberato, an attorney for Carruthers, said she saw Carruthers “wincing and groaning” and called it “horrible” to watch. An … Read more

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