A man convicted of the sword-and-dagger stabbing death of a pastor is set to become the second person executed in Alabama this year, barring a last-minute stay. Prosecutors said Lynn was at his Fayette County home getting toys ready for his grandchildren when the power was cut. In last-minute legal filings, attorneys for Price have sought to stay execution plans over Price's request to be put to death by nitrogen hypoxia. According to the state, 48 of the more than 170 inmates on death row have elected to be put to death by nitrogen hypoxia. As states have had trouble obtaining lethal injection drugs, Alabama in 2018 authorized nitrogen hypoxia as an alternative for carry out death sentences.

Source: ABC News April 11, 2019 05:09 UTC