Oklahoma Man on Death Row Spared Minutes Before His Execution. He Was Later Found Unresponsive in His Cell

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Tremane Wood was spared the death penalty minutes before his scheduled execution

Wood was later found unresponsive in his cell, which officials determined was the result of stress and dehydration. He was later stable and alert

Wood's death sentence for a 2002 murder was commuted to life without parole by the governor of Oklahoma

Hours after his life was spared from execution by lethal injection, an inmate was found unresponsive in his cell, which officials determined was the result of apparent dehydration and stress.

On Thursday, Nov. 13, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt commuted the death sentence of Tremane Wood to life in prison without parole — just moments before his scheduled execution, according to the Associated Press .

Wood had been on death row for a 2002 murder.

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