Federal Judge Halts Idaho's Second Execution Attempt of Thomas Creech

A federal judge has temporarily halted the execution of Thomas Eugene Creech, an Idaho death row inmate, after a botched lethal injection attempt earlier this year. The stay allows time to review claims of prosecutorial misconduct during Creech's clemency hearing. Creech, the longest-serving inmate on Idaho's death row, was convicted of multiple murders and has been in prison for 50 years. The Idaho Department of Correction plans to use new execution protocols involving central venous catheters for future attempts.