Michelle Liu And Meg Kinnard This Oct. 12, 2017, photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Freddie Owens. The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, blocked the planned executions of Owens and another inmate by electrocution, saying they cannot be put to death until they truly have the choice of a firing squad option set out in the state's newly revised capital punishment law. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP) June 16, 2021 - 5:04 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) â The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked the planned executions of two inmates by electrocution, saying they cannot be put to death until they truly have the choice of a firing squad option set out in the state's newly revised capital punishment law.