Tennessee halts execution after officials can't find inmate's vein
Tennessee called off the scheduled execution of Tony Carruthers on Thursday after officials spent more than an hour trying and failing to establish an intravenous line, prompting Gov. Bill Lee to grant a one-year reprieve.
TL;DR
- Tennessee's scheduled execution of Tony Carruthers was called off.
- Officials spent over an hour trying to establish an intravenous line.
- They were unsuccessful in establishing the line.
- Governor Bill Lee granted a one-year reprieve.
- The execution was halted due to the inability to administer it.