A federal judge has ruled that Alabama—and the nation’s—third execution using nitrogen gas can go forward later this month.
The judge also rejected the inmate’s request to be given sedatives, or a fatal dose of fentanyl, before his execution, but left open the possibility of a mild sedative being prescribed for therapeutic reasons.
Carey Dale Grayson, 49, is set to die Nov. 21, within a 30-hour timeframe. Grayson was convicted with three other men for the brutal Feb. 22, 1994, slaying and mutilation of Vicki Lynn DeBlieux…