South Carolina is set to execute its first inmate in 13 years after an unintended pause because the state could not obtain the drugs needed for lethal injections.

Owens is set to be executed by lethal injection in the state's first execution in 13 years. This despite a key witness who testified against Owens now proclaiming his innocence.

The co-defendant of a man scheduled to die by lethal injection on Friday has reportedly filed a statement saying that he was pressured to name him as the suspect in order to avoid being executed by the state.