COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Two state representatives in South Carolina are requesting an investigation into a recent execution that was allegedly mishandled by the state.
Reps. Justin Bamberg (D-Bamberg) and Neal Collins (R-Pickens) sent a letter Monday addressed to Gov. Henry McMaster as well as leaders of both State House chambers and Joel Anderson, Acting Director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections.
The letter concerns the April execution of 42-year-old Mikal Mahdi. Mahdi was sentenced to death after being convicted of a 2004 crime spree that resulted in the deaths of 29-year-old Christopher Boggs and 56-year-old James Myers, a captain with the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety.
After Mahdi’s death in April, his legal team filed a complaint with the South Carolina Supreme Court that argued his execution was mishandled. According to the complaint, this was because the shooters allegedly missed Mahdi’s heart, which was the intended target area…