Inmate executed for 1994 killing
McALESTER, Okla. - Convicted killer Eric Allen Patton was executed Tuesday night at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary , becoming the third Oklahoma inmate put to death this year.
Patton, 49, was pronounced dead at 6:10 p.m. CDT, Oklahoma Corrections Department spokesman Jerry Massie said.
Earlier Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an emergency application, filed by Patton's attorneys, for a stay...
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