Oklahoma postpones inmate’s execution
McALESTER, Okla. – Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin postponed at the last minute Wednesday the execution of an inmate who claims he’s innocent, after prison officials said one of the three drugs they had received to carry out the lethal injection didn’t match state guidelines.
Fallin said prison officials received potassium acetate for use in Richard Glossip’s execution, but Oklahoma’s protocols call for the use of potassium chloride. She reset the execution for Nov. 6, saying it would give the state enough time to determine whether potassium acetate is a suitable substitute, or to find a supply of potassium chloride.
Mexico extradites 13 suspects to U.S.
MEXICO CITY – Mexico extradited 13 people to the United States on Wednesday, including two top drug lords and several suspects in two high-profile 2011 crimes involving Americans in an attack on immigration agents in San Luis Potosi and the killing of consulate workers in Ciudad Juarez.
The move was part of a new effort between Mexico and the U.S. to fight organized crime, which arose from a June meeting between U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and her Mexican counterpart, Arely Gomez.
Associated Press
