Statements released following the execution of Freddie Owens [Video]

COMING UP, I’LL SHOW YOU CHANGES INTO NEXT WEEK. WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS. TONIGHT. WE ARE JUST MINUTES FROM SOUTH CAROLINA’S FIRST EXECUTION IN MORE THAN A DECADE. FREDDIE OWENS IS SCHEDULED TO DIE BY LETHAL INJECTION JUST AFTER 6:00. HE WAS CONVICTED IN THE 1997 MURDER OF IRENE GRAVES, A CONVENIENCE STORE CLERK IN GREENVILLE. OUR NATE STANLEY JOINS US NOW FROM COLUMBIA WITH MORE NATE. WE ARE STILL WAITING OUTSIDE HERE AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS BROAD RIVER FACILITY. WE’RE TOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD HERE SHORTLY AFTER SIX. IN REGARD TO FREDDIE OWENS EXECUTION WITHIN THE LAST HOUR, THREE MEDIA WITNESSES AND A DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS REPRESENTATIVE TRAVELED ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD HERE TO WITNESS THAT EXECUTION. ONCE AGAIN, THE PRESS CONFERENCE SHOULD BE STARTING SOMETIME AFTER 6 P.M. TODAY. WE HAVE ALSO SEEN PROTESTERS HERE GATHERING ALONG BROAD RIVER …