US executes Virginia gang killer despite COVID-19 infection

The Associated Press ^ | January 15, 2021 | By MICHAEL TARM and DENISE LAVOIE

[Oldeconomybuyer]

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The U.S. government executed a drug trafficker Thursday for slaying seven people in a burst of violence in Virginia’s capital in 1992, with some witnesses in the death-chamber building applauding as the 52-year-old was pronounced dead.

Corey Johnson’s execution went ahead after his lawyers scrambled to stop it on grounds that the lethal injection of pentobarbital would cause him excruciating pain due to lung damage from his coronavirus infection last month.

Johnson was implicated with playing a role in one of the worst bursts of gang violence Richmond had ever seen, with 11 people killed in a 45-day period. He and two other members of the Newtowne gang were sentenced to death under a federal law that targets large-scale drug traffickers.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

[HollyB]

Why would Covid be an issue?

[House Atreides]

Damn... yet another COVID-19 death! /sarc

[albie]

“Why would Covid be an issue?”

...Hell has a mask mandate?

[Twitmo]

The horror!

By the way, Facebook is tracking ovulation cycles now.

#TheLeftIsNuts

[CarmichaelPatriot]

Why does it take 28 years to execute a murderer?

[BiglyCommentary]

President Trump taking out the trash on the way out the door, just like all Americans do every day.

[csvset]

Corey Johnson

[high info voter]

Anyone should give a shit about his pain???? A million times less than the pain of his victims...... enjoy your burning in Hell you POS!

[ontap]

Don't you just love it when those damn lawyers have all that compassion for these POSes pain....I hope the SOB suffers for eternity for the pain he caused for his victims!!!

[angmo]

Covid’s a death sentence!

[moovova]

“Yous can’t execute me. I’s gots da sniffles.”

[duckman]

Was he sanitized first?

[Mouton]

Should have been a 45 cal injection.

[Vaquero]

Now he’ll never get better! Thank God.

[Slyfox]

the lethal injection of pentobarbital would cause him excruciating pain due to lung damage from his coronavirus infection last month.

I am not moved.

[Paul R.]

One of the gang’s victims was stabbed 85 times and another was shot 16 times. Johnson was convicted of being the shooter in a triple slaying, and participating in four other capital murders, including shooting a rival drug dealer 15 times.

there weren’t outward signs Johnson ever experienced pain — though some medical experts say pentobarbital can have a paralyzing effect that masks pain inmates might be feeling as they die.

Well, Johnson certainly got a better deal at this end of checkout than did his victims. It's probably a bit warm where he is now, though.

[Gay State Conservative]

Twelve executed by order of President Trump! Looks like he’s been cleaning house! Too bad he couldn’t have taken care of Major Hasan or the Boston Marathon Bomber.

[OrangeHoof]

“We need to heal him before we can kill him” - Liberal Logic

[Gay State Conservative]

High speed lead therapy.