
Alabama may use untried execution method, nitrogen hypoxia, on man convicted in 1999 triple killing
CBSN
Alabama could be ready to use a new, untried execution method called nitrogen hypoxia to carry out a death sentence later this month, a state attorney told a federal judge Monday.
James Houts, a deputy state attorney general, told U.S. District Judge R. Austin Huffaker Jr. that it is "very likely" the method will be available for the execution of Alan Eugene Miller, which is currently set for Sept. 22 by lethal injection.
The final decision on whether to use the new method is up to Corrections Commissioner John Hamm, he said, and litigation is likely.

Robert Morris, founding pastor of Gateway Church, a megachurch in Southlake, Texas, has been indicted on five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child, stemming from alleged incidents dating back to the 1980s, the Oklahoma attorney general's office announced Wednesday. We are aware of the actions being taken by the legal authorities in Oklahoma and are grateful for the work of the justice system in holding abusers accountable for their actions. We continue to pray for Cindy Clemishire and her family, for the members and staff of Gateway Church, and for all of those impacted by this terrible situation.