In this undated image, Stephen Bryant makes a court appearance. Associated Press©
A South Carolina triple murderer has become the third inmate to be executed by firing squad in the state this year.
Stephen Bryant, 44, was pronounced dead at 6:05 p.m. Friday at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia. He admitted to killing Willard “TJ” Tietjen in October 2004 after stopping by his secluded home in Sumter County and saying he had car trouble. Bryant also shot and killed two other men, one before and one after Tietjen, in the same month, authorities said.
Bryant chose to die by firing squad over lethal injection and the electric chair last month. He made no final statement and briefly glanced toward the 10 witnesses before the hood was placed on his head, according to The Associated Press.
Three family members of victims who served as witnesses held hands during the execution.
In the killing of Tietjen, Bryant admitted to fatally shooting him, burning his eyes with cigarettes and painting “catch me if u can” on the wall with Tietjen’s blood.
Source: msn.com©
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