Indiana executed Jeffrey Weisheit by lethal injection in Michigan City
Indiana executed Jeffrey Weisheit by lethal injection in Michigan City early Thursday, after the Indiana Supreme Court rejected his emergency request for a stay, 3-2. Weisheit’s attorneys challenged the pentobarbital’s sourcing, citing the Indianapolis pharmacy’s probationary status. Chief Justice Loretta Rush and Justice Christopher Goff dissented, seeking a 10-day stay.
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Indiana executed Jeffrey Weisheit, who was convicted of two counts of murder and arson, by lethal injection Thursday in Michigan City after the Indiana Supreme Court denied an emergency stay in a 3-2 vote. A jury convicted Weisheit in 2013 for setting fire to an Evansville home in April 2010, killing two children.
Chief Justice Loretta Rush and Justice Christopher Goff dissented, saying they would have granted a 10-day stay for submissions on the drugs’ formulation, expiration, storage and testing, among other issues.
Weisheit’s attorneys challenged the state’s use of pentobarbital from Pharmaneek Inc., an Indianapolis pharmacy on probation and facing disciplinary proceedings before the Indiana Board of Pharmacy. They raised concerns about procurement and storage. The Indiana Department of Correction said it bought six 50-milliliter vials of the drug for $275,000 on Sept. 25 and received them Oct. 29.
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- Hindustan Times — Indiana executes Jeffrey Weisheit; two others set to be put to death in Florida and Alabama | Hindustan Times
- fox59.com — Weisheit executed by lethal injection in Michigan City | Fox 59
- wthr.com — Indiana carries out execution of convicted child killer Jeffrey Weisheit | wthr.com
- indianacapitalchronicle.com — Indiana executes Jeffrey Weisheit for 2010 murders of two children • Indiana Capital Chronicle
- jconline.com — Indiana executes former Evansville man Jeffrey Weisheit
Verifier’s note
Fox 59, WTHR, Hindustan Times, Indiana Capital Chronicle, and Journal & Courier report that Indiana executed Jeffrey Weisheit on November 5 and describe legal challenges concerning the lethal-injection drug supplier. The reports are consistent with the proposed event and its timing.