An appeals court has agreed to halt the execution of an Oklahoma man who claims he was framed for the 1997 beating death of his boss.
Attorneys say Glossip banged on glass, yelled with excitement finding out about the stay of execution @KJRH2HD #Glossip
— Will DuPree (@willrdupree) September 16, 2015
Richard Eugene Glossip was scheduled for execution at 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. But the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals granted a request from Glossip's attorneys who say they needed more time to explore new evidence.
READ the order granting the emergency request for a stay of execution.
Glossip's daughter, Ericka Glossip-Hodge, says she and several family members were driving to the prison in McAlester when she learned her father's execution had been stayed.
Glossip-Hodge says they had to get off the road and pull over. She says, "Everybody is freaking out. We're really excited."
Glossip was twice convicted of ordering the killing of Barry Van Treese, who owned the Oklahoma City motel where Glossip worked. His co-worker, Justin Sneed, was convicted of fatally beating Van Treese and was a key prosecution witness in Glossip's trials.
But Glossip's attorneys say they have new evidence, including a signed affidavit from another inmate who claims he heard Sneed admit he set Glossip up.
