Oklahoma's next lethal injection delayed for 100 days for competency hearing
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January 3, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The lethal injection of an Oklahoma man scheduled to be executed next month has been paused for 100 days so that a hearing can be held to determine if he's mentally competent enough to be executed.
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals issued the stay of execution on Dec. 22 for James Ryder, 61. Ryder was scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Feb. 1 for his role in the 1999 slayings of a mother and son in Pittsburg County after a property dispute.
"Having reviewed the evidence, we find the matter should be remanded to the District Court of Pittsburg County for a hear...
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