Movie-Like Twist Delays Second Arkansas Execution
Deaths were witnessed by a trio of pool journalists
The first double-execution of U.S. Death Row prisoners since 2000 began as scheduled Monday night in Grady, Ark. Jack Jones Jr., 52, was pronounced dead at 7:20 p.m. But then, some additional drama typically scripted in Hollywood unfolded.
From today’s front-page report in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette:
In interviews afterward, [AP reporter Andrew] DeMillo and two [other] news media witnesses reported no obvious signs of suffering or pain [by Jones Jr.].
But a federal court filing submitted shortly afterward described Jones’ execution as “torturous,” with the inmate “moving his lips and gulping for air” more than five minutes after the sedative drug, midazolam, was administered.
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