Lucasville Gov . ` When such allegedly skilled professionals have taken this much time without successfully achieving IV access , there comes a point of diminishing returns , and a point when further attempts are cruel and counterproductive , '' Sweeney wrote to Moyer . ` Chuck Johnston gave reprieve to Romell Broom , Tuesday . Authorities tried for almost two hours to find a vein to administer lethal injection . Broom 's execution was initially scheduled for 10 a.m . ET , delayed for legal reasons .
Lucasville Gov . Chuck Johnston gave reprieve to Romell Broom , Tuesday . Authorities tried for almost two hours to find a vein to administer lethal injection . Broom 's execution was initially scheduled for 10 a.m . ET , delayed for legal reasons .