US EditionSouth Carolina inmate chooses to die by lethal injection amid concerns about firing squad
- On May 30, Stephen Stanko, a death row prisoner in South Carolina, opted for lethal injection and is scheduled for execution in the state on June 13.
- Stanko made this choice amid concerns about the firing squad following the April 11 execution of Mikal Mahdi, which raised questions about pain and protocol.
- Stanko, age 57, was sentenced to death twice for separate murders, including fatally shooting his 74-year-old friend Henry Turner during a 2006 crime spree.
- Prison officials have administered two large doses of pentobarbital about 10 minutes apart for lethal injections but have not explained this, citing a 2023 secrecy law.
- With the Supreme Court denying delays to investigate firing squad concerns, Stanko’s execution by lethal injection will proceed as South Carolina resumes this method after a long pause.
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Index-JournalSC death row inmate opts to die by lethal injection following concerns over firing squad
COLUMBIA — An inmate slated for execution on one of his two death sentences chose to die by lethal injection, days after the state Supreme Court declined to require more information about execution methods.
A 4th SC death row inmate opts to die by lethal injection following concerns over firing squad • SC Daily Gazette
The above shows the execution chamber in the Department of Corrections' Columbia prisons complex, as seen from the witness room. The firing squad chair (left) was added following a 2021 state law that made death by firing squad an option. The electric chair is under the cover. (Provided by the S.C. Department of Corrections)COLUMBIA — An inmate slated for execution on one of his two death sentences chose to die by lethal injection, days after th…
Stephen Stanko chooses to die by lethal injection amid concerns about firing squad
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina death row inmate Stephen Stanko on Friday chose to die by lethal injection after his lawyers said he was troubled by what appeared to be a lingering death of the last person in the state who was killed by a firing squad. Stanko, who set to die June 13, had a choice among firing squad, lethal injection or the electric chair. His lawyers said in previous court filings he didn’t want to suffer what he thought wa…
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