TDOC called off the execution of Tony Carruthers after repeated attempts to find a vein for lethal injection failed.

The staff attempted to locate a proper vein for 1.5 hours before the execution was aborted, and Carruthers was returned to a cell at the prison.

Tony Carruthers, who has been on death for 30 years, declined a final meal prior to his failed execution on May 21.

The filing includes the deposition of the physician for the execution of Tony Carruthers. The state called off the execution ...

Tennessee's scheduled execution of death row prisoner Tony Carruthers was suspended after prison officials were unable to ...