Drug shortages test Ohio death penalty plans
Ohio delays executions for another year while hunting lethal injection drugs. The move reflects a wider struggle in several states to legally carry out capital punishment amid shortages and court battles. Ohio Gov Kasich reprieved 12 inmates, leaving 25 on death row and no executions since 2014.
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Condemned killer dies in prison in Ohio
Jerry Lawson, 62, a death row inmate in Ohio, died of natural causes at Franklin Medical Center in Columbus last week. He had been sentenced in 1988 for the fatal shooting of Tim Martin in southwestern Ohio and was accused of taunting Martin during the death.
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Indicted in Canton heroin ring linked to Chicago transport
Eighteen defendants face 11 count charges in an alleged drug conspiracy moving heroin and crack cocaine from Chicago to Canton and beyond. Some defendants allegedly recruited addicts to transfer the drugs. two acted as enforcers as 23 firearms were seized in the case. The operation spanned February 2013 to last April.
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Belfiore accused in shooting as trial resumes
In the Belfiore case the witness described pulling a .22 pistol and aiming at Strupe while Belfiore followed with others nearby. Martin denied involvement and prosecutors voided Belfiore’s deal after a failed polygraph, leaving Belfiore facing up to 25 years to life as the trial continues.
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