Oklahoma executed death row inmate Richard Rojem Jr . by lethal injection Thursday morning, making him the second death row inmate to be executed in the state this year and the ninth in the country.
Rojem, 66, was pronounced dead at 10:16 a.m ., and he did not seek any last-minute stay. Rojem did not have any final words, a spokesperson for the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office told USA TODAY.
The execution was the second in the U.S. in as many days, following Texas’ execution Wednesday evening of Ramiro Gonzales , who was convicted of raping and killing an 18-year-old girl…