Federal Judge Halts Missouri Execution in Jailbreak Double Murder Case

A federal judge has halted the scheduled execution of Michael Andrew Tisius, who was convicted of killing two Missouri jailers, due to questions about the literacy of a juror in the case. Tisius' lawyers claimed that a juror in his 2010 resentencing could not read or write, which conflicts with another affidavit signed by the juror. The judge ruled that the execution should be delayed to give the court time for a hearing on the juror.