Event Brief
Supreme Court lets Tony Carruthers execution proceed
Filed: May 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Summary: U.S. Supreme Court declined to halt Tony Carruthers’ May 21 execution in Tennessee over his 1994 triple homicide conviction.
WHO: Tony Carruthers; U.S. Supreme Court (Justice Brett Kavanaugh); Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee; victims Marcellos Anderson, Frederick Turner, and Delois Anderson
WHAT: The Supreme Court refused to stop the execution of Tony Carruthers, convicted of a 1994 triple homicide.
WHEN: May 21, 2026 at 12:34 PM ET
WHERE: Memphis, Tennessee
WHY: The Supreme Court declined to grant an emergency motion to halt the scheduled execution.
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