A Tennessee death row inmate was spared execution Thursday morning after medical personnel failed to find a vein to deliver a lethal injection, state officials said. Tony Carruthers, 57, was granted a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tennessee officials halted Tony Carruthers’ execution after spending about an hour unsuccessfully trying to find a vein for the ...

Tennessee officials halted Tony Carruthers’ execution after spending about an hour unsuccessfully trying to find a vein for the required IV lines. Carruthers’ attorney said he appeared to be "wincing ...

May 21 (Reuters) - 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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The execution of a Tennessee inmate was halted on Thursday after prison officials struggled to find a vein to administer a lethal injection. Tony Carruthers, 57, was also granted a ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) - A Memphis man was not executed on Thursday morning after staff had to call off the procedure. Tony Carruthers was scheduled to die by lethal injection at Riverbend ...

Reporters who were present said they were escorted to a dark room during the attempted execution, where they could hear the grunts of a man they assumed was Carruthers as staff was trying to find a ...