The inmate in the death center John Hanson denied the grace, condemned by 1999 murder in Owasso

A inmate of the Federal Tree of Death was denied grace for a crime committed in Oklahoma more than 20 years ago.

The Oklahoma Board of Pardons and Parole voted 3-2 on Wednesday morning against the recommendation of Clemency for John Hanson.

Hanson was brought back to Oklahoma in March after the Attorney General Gentner Drummond asked him to be executed where his crimes took place. This is not a typical request, but it was granted by US lawyer Pam Bondi.

Hanson's legal team argues that he should be sent back to the federal prison. He was convicted of carjacking and kidnapping the 77-year-old Mary Bowles in Tulsa in 1999.

Court documents say Hanson and his accomplice, Victor Miller, shot and killed Bowles in Owasso.

Miller then killed Max Thurman, who witnessed the crime.

Both Hanson and Miller were sentenced to death for crime in Tulsa. But Miller's prison sentence was reduced to life in prison without probation.

Hanson had been in the federal prison in Louisiana and had his own lifelong prison sentence for bank robberies until he had withdrawn to Oklahoma to execute.

His right -wing team argues that Miller had admitted to killed Bowles and that Hanson is exposed to several impairments. They argue that he should return to the federal prison to serve a life without probation.

An explanation was published after the decision of the probation committee by Callie Heller, one by Mr. Hanson's lawyers:

The case of Mr. Hanson presents the kind of extreme inequality and unresolved legal questions that the mercy procedure should answer. A culpable co-accused serves life, while Mr. Hanson-the homeless, developmental disabled, and never had a complete and fair opportunity to provide mitigating evidence-nun is exposed to the risk of execution. To date, three jurors have reported concerns about their death sentence after learning facts that they have never heard in court. Mr. Hanson has expressed a clear remorse and took responsibility for his role in the crime. For all of these reasons, we believe that the board was wrong not to recommend grace. We will not leave anything unexpected if we fight to stop Mr. Hanson's execution.

Stitt could still stop the execution that is planned for June 12.

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