Lezmond Mitchell, a 38-year-old convicted murderer on federal death row, was put to death on Wednesday in Terre Haute, Indiana, the Department of Justice announced in a statement.
“Today, Lezmond Mitchell was executed at U.S. Penitentiary Terre Haute in accordance with the capital sentence imposed by the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 2003. Mitchell was pronounced dead at 6:29 EDT by the Vigo County Coroner," DOJ spokesperson Kerri Kupec said in a statement.
