COLUMBIA, S.C. – A South Carolina inmate who killed a man, burned his eyes with cigarettes and then painted “catch me if u can” on the wall with the victim's blood more than 20 years ago has been scheduled to be executed next month.

The state Supreme Court issued the death warrant Friday for Stephen Bryant, 44. The court denied a request from Bryant's lawyers, who asked for a delay because they work with the federal court system and the U.S. government is shut down .

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While Bryant is being put to death Nov. 14 for one killing, prosecutors said he also shot and killed two other men he was giving rides to as they were reliving themselves on the side of the road during a few weeks that terrorized Sumter County in October 2004.

Bryant will be the 50th person executed

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