PRISON KILLER NEEDED A SUICIDE ASSIST: CHRISTOPHER NEWTON (NOVEMBER 13, 1969 TO MAY 24, 2007)

On this date, May 24, 2007, Christopher Newton was executed by lethal injection in Ohio for the prison murder of his cellmate, Jason Brewer on November 15, 2001. As he needed a suicide assist, the ACLU should leave him alone. I got the information about him from clarkprosecutor.org.

Christopher Newton

Citations:
State v. Newton, 108 Ohio St.3d 13, 840 N.E.2d 593 (Ohio 2006). (Direct Appeal) 

Final/Special Meal:
Steak, asparagus, brussels sprouts, feta cheese, a soft drink, cake and watermelon. 

Final Words:
"I sure could use a beef stew and a chicken bone." 

Internet Sources:
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (Executions)
Inmate#: A378452
Inmate: Newton Christopher C
DOB: 11/13/69
County of Conviction: Richland
Date of Offense: 11/15/01
Date of Admission: 2/11/03, 10/18/99
Gender: Male
Race: White
Institution: Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
Convictions: BURGLARY, WEAPON UNDER DISABILITY, RSP, ATTEMPTED AGG BURGLARY, ATTEMPTED ESCAPE, AGG MURDER 

BURGLARY - Committing County: ASHLAND - Admission Date: 10/18/1999 

WEAPON UNDER DISABILITY - Committing County: ASHLAND - Admission Date: 10/18/1999 

RSP - Committing County: ASHLAND - Admission Date: 10/18/1999 

ATTEMPTED AGG BURGLARY - Committing County: SANDUSKY - Admission Date: 10/18/1999 

ATTEMPTED ESCAPE - Committing County: CUYAHOGA - Admission Date: 04/24/2000 

AGG MURDER - Committing County: RICHLAND - Admission Date: 02/11/2003 

Akron Beacon Journal

"Timeline of Newton execution." (Associated Press Fri, May. 25, 2007)

The execution by injection of Christopher Newton on Thursday took nearly two hours, longer than any since Ohio reinstated the death penalty in 1999. Here is a timeline of the procedure, which begins with a shunt being placed in each of the inmate's arms, compiled from the prison log and a reporter's observations from the witness viewing area. 

10:03 a.m.: Execution team visible on witness-area TV screen beginning work on Newton. 

10:10 a.m.: After unsuccessfully trying insertion points on both arms, technicians begin exploring the upper and lower portions of Newton's arms, inner and outer elbows, wrists, and hands, as well as his right leg, tapping and massaging in their attempts to find spots to insert the shunts. He was stuck with needles at least 10 times. 

10:27 a.m.: IV is inserted in left arm. Medical staff continues working on right arm. 

10:56 a.m.: In the viewing chamber, where witnesses are discouraged from talking, prisons spokeswoman Andrea Dean holds up a note to reporters: "We have told the team to take their time. His size is creating a problem." 

10:58 a.m.: Medical team exits chamber for two minutes. 

11:03 a.m.: Preparations reach the one-hour mark. 

11:05 a.m.: Newton is given a two-minute bathroom break. 

11:28 a.m.: IV inserted in right arm. 

11:33 a.m.: Newton walks from the medical chamber into the death chamber. He is visible to witnesses through a glass partition. 

11:36 a.m.: Strapped to the gurney with lines now attached, Newton delivers his final statement into a microphone. He talks and laughs with two attending officials, inaudible to witnesses, for another three minutes. 

11:37 a.m.: Signal given for chemicals to begin flowing. 

11:39 a.m.: Newton's eyes close. 

11:40 a.m.: Newton's belly begins to heave, his chin and face shudder and twitch, and his body twice mildly convulses on the table within his restraints. 

11:45 a.m.: Movements stop. 

11:51 a.m.: Curtain between witnesses and death chamber is pulled for coroner examination. 

11:53 a.m.: Newton declared dead. 

Christopher Newton

Summary: Newton was imprisoned at Mansfield Correctional Institutionand for Burglary and after telling officials he had been threatened, was placed in a cell with 27 year old Jason Brewer. The two men got into an argument over a game of chess when Newton attacked Brewer and began hitting him in the face. He then tied a piece of rope around his neck and stuck a gag down his throat. When Newton realized that Brewer was still alive, he cut a piece of cloth and strangled him with it. Newton wrote out a detailed confession to the murder before he killed Brewer, and claimed to have drunk his blood following the murder. Newton pled guilty to the charges, and waived appeals.