6th Circuit Stays Execution of Ohio Inmate Due to Lethal Injection Concerns

A federal appeals court has stayed the execution of an Ohio inmate until a federal appeals court can hear arguments over the state’s lethal injection process.

The Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the execution of Lawrence Reynolds, who was scheduled to die on Thursday, according to the Associated Press and the Akron Beacon Journal.

The court cited problems with the execution of Romell Broom, whose execution was put off after executioners spent two hours in an unsuccessful attempt to find a suitable vein for the lethal injection.