US EditionODOC Said Tremane Wood Expected to Recover After Medical Event
Governor Kevin Stitt cited the victim's family's support in commuting Wood's sentence to life without parole; Wood was found unresponsive hours later but was stable with no foul play suspected.
- On Thursday, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt granted clemency to Tremane Wood while he waited in a holding cell next to the state's death chamber, and hours later guards found Wood unresponsive during a routine check.
- Last week, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency for Tremane Wood, supported by the victim's family, with officials citing their 'Christian forgiveness and love.'
- Wood told ODOC spokeswoman Kay Thompson `He said he was sleeping and` then woke in the infirmary, after stating he hadn't eaten or drank since 5:22 p.m. on Wednesday.
- Prison officials reported Wood was stable and alert Thursday evening and that foul play is not suspected; he was discharged from the hospital, returned to the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, and spoke with his family and a spiritual adviser.
- Stitt's executive order bars Wood from future clemency or parole consideration for life; Wood was sentenced to death for Ronnie Wipf's 2002 stabbing but claimed his brother Zjaiton Wood committed the killing.
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After 11th-Hour Death Row Save, Inmate Found Unresponsive
An Oklahoma inmate whose life was spared by the governor just moments before he was to receive a lethal injection on Thursday was later found unresponsive and rushed to receive medical attention, prison officials said. Wood was stable and alert Thursday evening, and prison officials don't suspect foul play. Guards...
Oklahoma death row inmate found unresponsive in cell after being granted clemency on day of execution
Tremane Wood was hospitalized Thursday after being found unresponsive in his cell, just hours after being granted clemency on the day he was scheduled to be executed in Oklahoma.
ODOC said Tremane Wood expected to recover after medical event
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said Tremane Wood is expected to recover after being found unresponsive in his cell hours after being granted clemency by Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on Thursday.
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