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03/10/2011

Johnnie Baston was executed in Ohio on March 10th, 2011

Johnnie Baston, 37, was pronounced dead at 10:30 a.m. at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio, after receiving an infusion of the drug pentobarbital. His attorney and two brothers witnessed the execution, along with five reporters.

The victim's son Peter Mah said that his family is against the death penalty and doesn't believe the ultimate punishment is up to people to decide. The 38-year-old Mah, a Chicago restaurant owner, says executing Baston will not bring his father back and will not make him feel better.

May he rest in leace.

Posted at 04:40 PM in Current Affairs, Death Penalty |

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