Tremane Wood had been scheduled to be put to death at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester for the murder of a 19-year-old during a robbery.

An Oklahoma man who was to be executed by lethal injection for a 2002 murder was granted clemency at the last minute on Thursday by the state governor.

Tremane Wood, 46, had been scheduled to be put to death at 10:00 am Central Time (1600 GMT) at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester for the murder of Ronnie Wipf, 19, during a robbery.

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency for Wood by a 3-2 vote on November 5 and Republican Governor Kevin Stitt granted it just minutes before the execution was to be carried out.

"After a thorough review of the facts and prayerful consideration, I have chosen to accept the Pardon a

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