In the state of South Carolina In the United States, the first was recorded execution of a person sentenced to death in the last 13 years, for the crime of homicide that occurred in 1997.
Local media reported that the 46-year-old convict, Freddie Owensreceived a lethal injection and was declared dead on Friday at 6:55 p.m. (local time).
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Owens received his sentence in 1999 for the murder of a store employee during a robbery on Halloween night in Greenville, South Carolina. He and another companion stole $37 from the cash register, but shot the clerk in the head because she was slow to open the register.
In South Carolina, the last recorded execution occurred on May 6, 2011, and was carried out on a man named Jeffrey Motts 36 years old.
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Freddie Owens’ execution is the first in a list of five scheduled to be held next week in the United States and so far this year 14 have been held: three in Alabama, three in Texas, two in Missouri, two in Oklahoma and one each in South Carolina, Florida, Georgia and Utah.
In the United States, the death penalty has been abolished in 23 states, while Arizona, California, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Tennessee have moratoriums in effect.
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2024-09-26 04:22:27