South Carolina death row inmate granted stay of execution

(WSPA) – The execution of an Upstate man convicted of killing two law enforcement officers has been paused.

Steven Bixby was sentenced to death row for the murder of the officers regarding a land dispute at his family’s home in Abbeville County in December 2003.

Bixby was scheduled to be put to death in May, but the court postponed a potential sixth execution and decided that a judge first needs to determine if he is mentally competent…

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