A death row inmate in Oklahoma was preparing for his scheduled execution Thursday when Gov. Kevin Sitt spared his life. The governor announced his decision to commute Tremane Wood's sentence from death to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Wood , 46, is the sixth condemned person to receive clemency in the state in the modern history of capital punishment.

Clemency came after a vote last week by the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended it.

"After a thorough review of the facts and prayerful consideration, I have chosen to accept the Pardon and parole Board's recommendation to commute Tremane Wood's sentence to life without parole," Sitt said in a statement Thursday morning. "This action reflects the same punishment his brother received for their murder of an

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