SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A judge in Salem could schedule Oregon’s first execution in 14 years.
Inmate Gary Haugen has said he wants to waive his remaining appeals and proceed with his execution by lethal injection. Marion County Circuit Court Judge Joseph Guimond is scheduled to take up the state’s request for a death warrant on Friday.
Haugen was sentenced to death for the 2007 murder of a fellow inmate, who suffered 84 stab wounds and a crushed skull. Haugen was in prison for the 1981 murder of his ex-girlfriend’s mother.
The 49-year-old inmate has written letters to court officials since 2008 asking to drop his appeals, saying he wants to sacrifice himself to bring attention to what he sees as a vindictive criminal justice system.
