Preparations underway in McAlester for Oklahoma's second execution since 2015

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MCALESTER, Okla. — Preparations are underway successful McAlester for the scheduled execution of Bigler Jobe Stouffer II Thursday morning.

Stouffer is sentenced to decease for the 1985 shooting decease of Linda Reaves, the woman of the estranged hubby of Bigler’s girlfriend. He was besides convicted of shooting and wounding the estranged husband, Doug Ivens.

The state's Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency and suggested Gov. Kevin Stitt commute Stouffer's execution to beingness successful situation without the anticipation of parole. Stitt rejected the recommendation.

This marks the archetypal execution since John Marion Grant vomited and convulsed aft helium was administered midazolam, the archetypal cause successful the three-step lethal injection process.

Many questioned if this pb to Oklahoma's 3rd botched execution, but the Oklahoma Department of Corrections says the execution went "without complications."

Due to the conditions astir Grant's execution, Stouffer's attorneys asked to enactment things connected clasp until adjacent twelvemonth aft an upcoming proceedings successful February. The proceedings challenges whether Oklahoma's existent execution protocols are considered to beryllium constitutional. A justice denied the request.

Stouffer and his attorneys are present asking the Supreme Court to hold his execution.

Protesters are expected to stitchery extracurricular the state's penitentiary and Stitt's location connected Thursday.

The protesting comes with the anticipation the politician would assistance Stouffer clemency aft helium commuted Julius Jones' condemnation hours earlier his scheduled execution day respective weeks earlier.

Stouffer is scheduled to beryllium executed astatine 10 a.m. astatine the Oklahoma State Penitentiary successful McAlester.

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