Gov. Lee grants Carruthers yearlong execution reprieve after failure to set IV

TDOC called off the execution of Tony Carruthers after repeated attempts to find a vein for lethal injection failed.
NewsChannel 5 Nashville

Gov. Bill Lee grants one-year reprieve after halted execution of Tony Carruthers

Gov. Bill Lee granted a one-year reprieve Thursday after Tennessee halted the execution of Tony Carruthers amid problems establishing IV access.

Death-row inmate execution called off after failed attempt

It is the sixth failed lethal-injection execution in less than 10 years.

Lawyers for Tony Carruthers file emergency stay to stop execution

Attorneys for Tony Carruthers, who was scheduled to be executed Thursday morning in Tennessee, have filed an emergency stay of execution, claiming corrections has been unable to set an IV line to administer lethal injection drugs.
The Independent Florida Alligator

Under storm clouds, Florida carries out seventh execution of 2026

Rainwater pooled along the pavement outside Florida State Prison as the state executed Richard Knight at 6:13 p.m. Thursday for the double murder of a mother and daughter.
Daily Mail on MSN

Death row prisoner's execution dramatically halted after officials struggle to locate vein for drugs

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.

Texas puts man to death for a retired professor’s killing in its 600th execution since 1982

Edward Busby Jr. was pronounced dead hours after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a stay over his disabilities claims.

Tony Carruther's execution called off after issue with finding his vein

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The State of Tennessee is set to execute a Memphis man convicted of killing three people in 1994 on Thursday, May 21, as community leaders and advocates continue to call for a delay.