COLUMBUS, OHIO —- Governor Mike DeWine granted reprieves to three death row inmates sentenced to death on Friday.
Pharmaceutical companies, according to state officials, have failed to supply Ohio with the lethal drug cocktail used in executions. The most recent execution in Ohio occurred in July of 2018.
According to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, three convicted murderers, Percy Hutton, Douglas Coley, and Cedric Carter, were scheduled to be executed during the summer months.
Percy Hutton was convicted in Cleveland in 1985 of the death of Derek Mitchell and the attempted murder of Samuel Simmons Jr., according to court records. After accusing the two men of stealing a sewing machine, Hutton shot them.
Douglas Coley was found guilty and sentenced to death for the murder of Toledo resident Samar El-Okdi. She was fatally shot by Coley in 1997. She was only 21 years old.
Cedric Carter robbed and killed a convenience store employee in Cincinnati in 1992.
The three men are scheduled to be executed in 2025, according to the Governor’s Office.
