COLUMBUS, Ohio—Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday postponed the execution of murderer Warren Henness from Feb. 13 to Sept. 12 following a recent judicial ruling that Ohio’s lethal-injection cocktail will “very likely cause him severe pain and needless suffering.” In a release, DeWine said that he has also directed Ohio’s prisons agency to assess the state’s […]
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DeWine delays execution of Columbus killer due to judge’s concerns
After a federal court ruling likening Ohio’s execution method to waterboard and injecting fire in the veins of the prisoner, Gov. Mike DeWine issued a reprieve Friday afternoon for a Columbus killer slated to die next month. DeWine has directed the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to assess Ohio’s current options for execution drugs […]
Ohio board rejects condemned man’s request for mercy
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Parole Board on Friday rejected a clemency request by a condemned man who says he’s innocent of the fatal shooting of a volunteer addiction counselor and is asking that his life be spared. Warren Keith Henness, who goes by his middle name, was convicted of killing 51-year-old Richard Meyers in […]