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With Execution Hours Away, Gov. Stitt Weighs Clemency for Tremane Wood

Supporters cite doubts rooted in a brother’s confession alongside claims of inadequate trial counsel.

Overview

  • Wood is scheduled for lethal injection at 10 a.m. CT on Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.
  • The Pardon and Parole Board voted 3–2 to recommend clemency, but only the governor can commute the death sentence.
  • Attorney General Gentner Drummond opposes clemency and says he will urge the governor to uphold the jury’s verdict.
  • Wood’s legal team met with Stitt this week and called the discussion productive as faith leaders rallied and more than 300 national clergy signed appeals.
  • State filings maintain Wood was the killer and cite prison misconduct, while his attorneys point to a brother’s confession and note a pending U.S. Supreme Court appeal.