COLUMBUS, Ohio -- On what had been his scheduled execution date, a condemned killer remains hospitalized in Ohio. But his condition is improving following an overdose of pills prescribed for him.
Prison system spokeswoman Julie Walburn said Tuesday that 43-year-old Lawrence Reynolds Jr. admitted taking an overdose of a drug that had been prescribed for him. The drug and why it was prescribed weren't disclosed.
He remains in a Youngstown hospital. His execution was moved to next Tuesday.
Reynolds was sentenced to die for killing his neighbor near Akron in 1994. He was found unconscious around Sunday night at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown.
He took the pills despite being under a 72-hour watch - routine for inmates approaching an execution date. How he accumulated the pills is under investigation.
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