AP reporter Bailey McBride has been reporting from tonight's double execution in Oklahoma, which apparently was botched horribly by state officials, with the prisoner taking over one hour to eventually die—after an apparent resuscitation attempt.
Last man executed in Okla., Kenneth Hogan, was pronounced dead after 13 minutes. We're now at 47 minutes and counting...
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Still no word on cause of delay in OK execution of Clayton Lockett. It was scheduled to start more than an hour ago. #deathpenalty
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First execution botched, second execution stayed.
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Prison director called the execution because Lockett was still moving. At 6:37 Lockett, still moving, said "somthing's wrong."
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6:23 p.m. execution started, stopped when blinds were lowered at 6:39 p.m.
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Prison officials said they will try to get Lockett to hospital to resuscitate him.
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At 6:33 the doctor said Lockett was unconscious and then at 6:34 Lockett began to nod, mumble move body.
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Checking to see the status of Lockett and whether he is alive or dead or in transport to the hospital. Warner's execution has been stayed.
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Director of Corrections addressing media now, no questions.
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Sedated 7 minutes into execution, at that time began pushing 2nd and 3rd drugs. Some concern durgs were not having an effect.
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7:06 inmate Clayton Lockett suffered heart attack and died.
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Prison Director has stayed execution for Charles Warner for 14 days.
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Lockett's vein blew during the execution preventing the chemicals from effectively entering his body.
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From The Wire:
Looks like there won't be a double execution tonight after all. According to Tulsa World's Cary Aspinwall, Lockett had a "vein failure." His execution was called off after about 40 minutes after he sat up and said "something's wrong." [...] Warner's execution, scheduled for later tonight, has been stayed.
The "drug cocktail" used in the execution
had never been tested. States have struggled to find new methods of executing prisoners as drug companies demand their products not be used for the procedure.
Lockett had been sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a 19-year old woman in 1999.