From Fox News: A condemned Ohio inmate who weighs at
least 480 pounds wants his upcoming execution delayed, saying his weight
could lead to a "torturous and lingering death."
Ronald Post, who shot and killed a hotel clerk in northern Ohio
almost 30 years ago, said his weight, vein access, scar tissue and other
medical problems raise the likelihood his executioners would encounter
severe problems. He's also so big that the execution gurney might not
hold him, lawyers for Post said in federal court papers filed Friday.
"Indeed, given his unique physical and medical condition there is a
substantial risk that any attempt to execute him will result in serious
physical and psychological pain to him, as well as an execution
involving a torturous and lingering death," the filing said.
Post, 53, is scheduled to die Jan. 16 for the 1983 shooting death of Helen Vantz in Elyria.
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