When Brewer was sentenced to death in 1999 , Jasper County District Attorney Guy James Gray said that , while he did not personally favor the death penalty , it was necessary in Brewer 's case . Byrd executed in fajitas at 6:21 p.m. . ET . Brewer was sentenced to die by lethal injection for killing Brewer . Lawrence Brewer was chained to a truck and dragged to death . A prosecutor described Brewer as a racist psychopath .
Byrd executed in fajitas at 6:21 p.m. . ET . Brewer was sentenced to die by lethal injection for killing Brewer . Lawrence Brewer was chained to a truck and dragged to death . A prosecutor described Brewer as a racist psychopath .