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| Ohio inmate executed |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 02/09/2004 |
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The state last Tuesday executed a convicted killer for shooting a young mother 20 years ago, making him the second condemned inmate to argue unsuccessfully that the state's chemical injection was cruel and unusual punishment. Officers needed about 20 minutes to insert shunts to carry a deadly mixture of muscle relaxant and a heart-stopping drug into John Glenn Roe's veins. He was pronounced dead at 10:24 a.m., nearly a half-hour after his scheduled execution time. Roe, the 10th inmate to be put to death since Ohio resumed capital punishment in 1999, entered the death chamber at 10:12 a.m. after officers finally placed the shunts near his wrists. Despite the delay in inserting the shunts, which is viewed by witnesses, Roe remained calm throughout the execution. Inside the death chamber, Roe glared at the family of his victim, Donette Crawford, 20, of Columbus. Asked if he had any final words, Roe maintained his innocence. He again accused prosecutors of lying and blamed a jailhouse snitch whose testimony helped to convict him. Roe's execution was the first since Lewis Williams struggled with officers in the death chamber before his execution on Jan. 14. Williams also argued the constitutionality of the state's use of Pavulon, a muscle-paralyzing drug that stops an inmate's breathing. The U.S. Supreme Court last Monday rejected Roe's request for a stay of execution, which was based on the argument that Ohio's method of execution causes undue pain. Roe had no other motions pending. |
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