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A South Carolina<\/a> death row inmate convicted of killing a man and writing a message to investigators with the victim’s blood more than 20 years ago elected on Friday to die by firing squad.<\/p>\n

Stephen Bryant, 44, will be executed Nov. 14, making him the third man this year to die by South Carolina’s newest execution method, according to a report from the Associated Press.<\/p>\n

Bryant had until Friday to choose if he wanted to die by lethal injection, firing squad or the electric chair.<\/p>\n

South Carolina resumed executions in 2024 after an involuntary 13-year pause due to trouble obtaining lethal injection drugs. Since then, four inmates selected lethal injection and two died by firing squad.<\/p>\n

SOUTH CAROLINA’S LONGEST-SERVING DEATH ROW INMATE DIES AFTER SPENDING 42 YEARS IN PRISON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Bryant admitted to fatally shooting<\/a> Willard “TJ” Tietjen in his home, burning his eyes with cigarettes and painting “catch me if u can” on the wall with Tietjen’s blood.<\/p>\n

Candles were lit around Tietjen’s body and the corner of a potholder was dipped in Tietjen’s blood and used to write “victem 4 in 2 weeks. catch me if u can” on a wall, according to officials.<\/p>\n

Tietjen\u2019s daughter called him six times, telling investigators on the final call, a strange voice answered and told her they killed Tietjen.<\/p>\n

MISSOURI MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING STATE TROOPER, MARKING STATE’S FIRST EXECUTION OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Prosecutors alleged Bryant also shot and killed two other men in October 2004, one prior to Tietjen’s death and one after.<\/p>\n

Bryant was accused of giving the men rides and shooting them in the back as they were relieving themselves on the side of rural roads.<\/p>\n

Bryant\u2019s lawyers said he was distressed before the killings, repeatedly asking for help as he struggled with trauma from being sexually abused<\/a> by four male relatives as a child, according to the report. He allegedly tried to cope through drug use, including meth and bug-spray-laced joints.<\/p>\n

FLORIDA CONTINUES TO EXTEND RECORD EXECUTION YEAR WITH MAN PUT TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE’S FAMILY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Bryant will be shot by three volunteers, 15 feet away.<\/p>\n

A legal battle is likely following the execution, as attorneys for the most recent man who died by firing squad claimed the executioners nearly missed his heart<\/a>, causing prolonged suffering.<\/p>\n

Witnesses reported several groans from the death row inmate, with it taking more than a minute for him to die, according to the outlet. Prison officials said executioners only have to hit the heart, and do not have to destroy it.<\/p>\n

Since 1977, only three U.S. prisoners\u2014all in Utah<\/a>\u2014have been executed by firing squad. This year, 41 men have been executed nationwide, with at least 18 more scheduled, according to the report.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion and the Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/death-row-inmate-stephen-bryant-chooses-firing-squad-execution-admitting-gruesome-murder <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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