South Carolina schedules execution for man who taunted police with message in victim's blood

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By JEFFREY COLLINS
Updated 9:48 AM CDT, October 17, 2025

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina inmate who killed a man, burned his eyes with cigarettes and then painted “catch me if u can” on the wall with the victim’s blood more than 20 years ago has been scheduled to be executed next month.

The state Supreme Court issued the death warrant Friday for Stephen Bryant, 44. The court denied a request from Bryant’s lawyers, who asked for a delay because they work with the federal court system and the U.S. government is shut down.

While Bryant is being put to death Nov. 14 for one killing, prosecutors said he also shot and killed two other men he was giving rides to as they were reliving themselves on the side of the road during a few weeks that terrorized Sumter County in October 2004.

Bryant will be the 50th person executed in South Carolina since the state restarted the death penalty in 1985 and the seventh inmate put to death in less than 14 months since the state was able to obtain a drug for lethal injection and reopen the death chamber after an unintentional 13-year pause.



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[Mysterian]

1. The government should not have the power of life and death

Just look at the current ruling regime in the U.S.A. and argue it should have that power.

The evil monster should live a miserable life in prison doing hard labor for the public good.

[Lucky Luciano]

2. Good riddance