Attorney David Raybin says Tennessee's failed attempt to execute Tony Carruthers could result in lawsuits, block Carruthers from future execution attempts and delay future executions.

Death row inmate Tony Carruthers was in pain as the executioners tried to find a vein and there was "lots of blood," one of his attorneys said.

In addition to unsuccessful attempts to find a second vein to establish a backup line, personnel were unable to insert a central line, according to officials.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee issued a temporary one-year reprieve after death row inmate Tony Carruthers’ execution failed Thursday morning due to medical complications. WREG spoke to

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, EE.UU. (AP) — La ejecución de Tony Carruthers, programada para el jueves en Tennessee, se canceló debido a que las autoridades tuvieron dificultades para encontrarle una vena durante una hora,

Tony Carruthers was convicted of killing three people in 1994.

Attorneys for a Tennessee death row inmate say they are concerned the state may be planning to use expired lethal injection drugs at his execution on Thursday, a growing concern across the country as states work to keep most information about their drugs secret.

Tony Carruthers’s lawyers say no evidence ties him to 1994 crimes he was convicted of and he is mentally incompetent