Tennessee aborts execution attempt after struggling to find vein
Tennessee officials aborted an execution attempt after failing to find a suitable vein for lethal injection. Governor Bill Lee granted a one-year reprieve to Tony Carruthers, who was convicted of multiple murders in 1994. This incident highlights ongoing concerns about the methods used in capital punishment.
- ▪Tennessee prison officials could not establish a backup intravenous line for the execution.
- ▪Governor Bill Lee granted a one-year reprieve to Tony Carruthers after the botched execution attempt.
- ▪Carruthers was convicted of kidnapping and murdering three people in 1994.
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Tennessee aborts execution attempt after struggling to find veinSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished May 22, 2026, 03:54 AMUpdated May 22, 2026, 03:54 AMMay 21 - Tennessee prison officials aborted their attempt to execute a man convicted of murders on Thursday after failing to find a suitable vein for a lethal injection.Tennessee Governor Bill Lee later granted a one-year reprieve from execution to Tony Carruthers, 57, who was sentenced to death after he was found guilty of kidnapping and murdering three people in 1994.After Carruthers was taken to the execution chamber at a maximum-security prison in Nashville, prison officials spent more than an hour trying to establish an intravenous line before calling off the execution and returning him to his cell,…
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