Spokeswoman Julie Walburn said Wednesday that the determination was made by mental health staff in the prisons department.

She says investigators are exploring whether Lawrence Reynolds Jr. had visitors before the overdose or stockpiled medication prescribed for him.

Reynolds was to have been executed Tuesday but was found unconscious in his cell Sunday and hospitalized. He's back in prison on suicide watch, with his execution rescheduled for next Tuesday.

Prison officials have not identified the drug Reynolds took.

© 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy.

Click here for copyright permissions! Copyright 2008 Associated Press

Comments
AkronNewsNow.com reserves the right to delete posts, and we encourage readers to report potential inappropriate posts. We believe in vigorous and open discussion of public issues, but we do not permit spam, commercial sales, personal insults, personal attacks or extensive postings which are off-topic or inappropriate for reasons such as profanity, libelous content or simple respect for the opinions of others. Content is important, but so is behavior. Decisions by the editor are the sole discretion of AkronNewsNow.com.

posted at 3/11/2010 7:48:54 AM (20457)
kala said:

why didn't we just let him die?

posted at 3/11/2010 9:46:09 AM (20459)
pbrailer said:

what a wast of tax money

posted at 3/11/2010 11:14:32 AM (20462)
 historybuff said:

Why are they watching him? Save us the money, just
leave a bunch of pills nearby and walk away.

posted at 3/11/2010 12:40:07 PM (20467)
LA-Man said:

Wasn't he on suicide watch when he took the pills?

posted at 3/11/2010 2:43:43 PM (20477)
BeckyMetzPfeiff53 said:

Instead of the jailers covering their aes, just give him a rope and a stool.

posted at 3/13/2010 2:35:17 AM (20504)
LIMIT2HIGH said:

thats funny

If you wish to leave a comment, please log in or register.

user name:    password: