Tennessee Execution Called Off After Failed Lethal Injection

Death row execution stopped as officials can't locate murderer's vein

Tennessee officials halted the scheduled execution of death row inmate Tony Carruthers after medical staff spent more than an hour unsuccessfully trying to establish the IV lines required for lethal injection.

Tennessee execution called off after failed lethal injection

Tony Carruthers was granted a one-year reprieve from death after his executioners failed to find a vein for lethal injection.

Tennessee death row inmate spared execution after medics fail to find vein for lethal injection — gets one-year reprieve

An attorney for Carruthers, sentenced to death in 1996 for murder, said medics struggled for more than an hour trying to find a vein, leaving her client "wincing and groaning" inside the death chamber.

Tennessee abandons execution of triple murderer after staff can’t find a vein for lethal injection

In the United States, the state of Tennessee has called off the execution of Tony Carruthers, convicted in connection with three 1994 murders, after staff...

Tennessee halts Tony Carruthers' execution after failing to find a vein for injection, attorney says

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The planned execution of Tony Carruthers in Tennessee was called off Thursday after officials struggled to find a vein for an hour, a lawyer present said.

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