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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY’-sihk) has spared a condemned inmate who says he’s too fat to be humanely executed. Kasich followed a recommendation of mercy by the state parole board, which said it didn’t doubt Ronald Post’s guilt but said there were too many problems with how he was represented 30 […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The warden of the prison where Ohio puts inmates to death says the state's execution table can easily hold a condemned inmate who has argued he is so big it might collapse. The table was tested by placing an equally heavy prison employee on it and additionally by placing weights on […]

Dominique jokes with the crew about the convicted Ohio killer who says: I'm too obese to be executed.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A condemned Ohio inmate who weighs at least 480 pounds wants his upcoming execution delayed, saying his weight could lead to a "torturous and lingering death." Ronald Post, who shot and killed a hotel clerk in northern Ohio almost 30 years ago, said his weight, vein access, scar tissue and other […]