By Frank James

The execution of Romell Broom, already delayed by Ohio's governor a week after executioners couldn't find a suitable vein to administer the lethal cocktail of drugs, was delayed yet again by a federal judge Friday.

Romell Broom.

Romell Broom. ( AP Photo/Ohio Department of Correction and Rehabilitation)

U.S. District Judge Gregory Frost accepted the request of Broom's lawyers for a temporary injunction to delay the execution for at least ten days from Friday. The judge scheduled a hearing for a preliminary injunction on Sept. 28.

So there won't be another attempt to execute Broom as scheduled on Tuesday.

Broom was to be executed for raping and killing 14-year old Tryna Middleton in 1984. But earlier in the week, the Ohio execution team labored futilely for two hours as they tried to find a usable vein. The botched attempt led Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland to put off another attempt until next week.

categories: Crime

5:06 - September 18, 2009

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