Event Brief
Leaders deliver 100,000+ signatures urging Lee to stop execution
Filed: May 19, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
Summary: Faith and community leaders delivered a petition with 100,000+ signatures to Gov. Bill Lee urging him to halt Tony Carruthers’ scheduled execution.
WHO: Religious and community leaders; Gov. Bill Lee; petition supporters; death row inmate Tony Carruthers
WHAT: Delivered a petition with more than 100,000 signatures urging Gov. Bill Lee to stop a scheduled execution
WHEN: May 19, 2026 at 6:28 AM ET
WHERE: Tennessee Capitol
WHY: The petition was delivered to urge Gov. Bill Lee to stop the scheduled execution of death row inmate Tony Carruthers.
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