Lawrence Mulqueen, the man who made several death threats on Facebook against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, several members of Congress and all supporters of President Barack Obama, was found with an arsenal in his home, according to the Associated Press.
A federal appeals court gave Georgia death row inmate Warren Lee Hill, a temporary last minute reprieve because doctors changed their minds, believing he is mentally disabled. His legal battle to avoid lethal injection still likely faces an uphill climb. Another inmate, Andrew Cook also has used the mental disability clause.
A California man, identified as 22-year-old Even Kwik, shot and wounded two San Diego sheriff deputies on Wednesday during a standoff with police. Hours later, he reportedly shot and killed himself.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from an inmate, Nathan Dunlap who killed four people at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in 1993, giving a Colorado judge the ability to schedule the state's first execution in 15 years. The court's rejection has ended Dunlap's guaranteed appeals, and sends the case back to Colorado's 18th Judicial District, where a judge will set a time frame for execution.
