'Violent' moment during Indiana execution draws scrutiny; DOC officials deny 'botched' process [View all]

Media were not permitted to attend Tuesday’s execution.

Questions remain about Benjamin Ritchie’s early Tuesday execution after his attorneys reported seeing sudden, unexpected movement during the lethal injection process.

But no members of the media were permitted to witness the execution, meaning there was no independent observation or account of what happened.

Defense attorney Steve Schutte, who viewed the execution, told the Indiana Capital Chronicle immediately after that he saw Ritchie lift his head and shoulders “violently” from the gurney shortly after the process began. Two others in Ritchie’s witness room gave similar descriptions.

Read more at: https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/05/22/violent-moment-during-indiana-execution-draws-scrutiny-doc-officials-deny-botched-process/