In May 2006 , Ohio officials took nearly 90 minutes to carry out the execution of Joseph Clark because of problems finding a vein . Ohio Gov . Ted Strickland gave reprieve to Romell Broom , 52 . Authorities tried for hours to find a vein to administer lethal injection . Finally they found one in the neck of an inmate who was on death row at the time.
Ohio Gov . Ted Strickland gave reprieve to Romell Broom , 52 . Authorities tried for hours to find a vein to administer lethal injection . Finally they found one in the neck of an inmate who was on death row at the time.