McALESTER, Okla. December 10, 2013 (AP)
By KRISTI EATON Associated Press
Oklahoma on Tuesday executed a man who was convicted of killing two women — one 83, the other 93.
Ronald Clinton Lott, 53, was pronounced dead at 6:06 p.m. after receiving a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. Lott was the fifth Oklahoma death row inmate to be executed this year.
As the curtains opened, Lott looked over at his brother, who raised his fist and nodded. Lott made no final statement. He again looked at his brother in the first row of the viewing room as the drugs were pumped into his body, then Lott’s eyes closed. He started breathing heavily and gasped for air three times.
Following the pronouncement of death, corrections workers tried to close the curtains, but one wouldn’t despite repeated attempts. They ended up hanging a white sheet over the window.
