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Oklahoma's execution protocol calls for. now, that drug is the same mix-up that happened just last week when oklahoma's governor had to issue that last-minute stay of execution for inmate richard glossip after state officials discovered the prison had received a shipment of potassium acetate and not potassium chloride. today governor fallon said in a statement that during the discussion of glossip's execution delay, "it became apparent that the department of corrections may have used potassium acetate in the execution of charles warner in january of this year. i was not aware nor was anyone in...

One pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. last week at the very last possible minute oklahoma governor mary fallon stayed a man's execution after prison officials discovered they had the wrong drug with which to kill him. today comes word that prison officials used that same wrong drug to execute another man earlier this year. the autopsy report of convicted murderer charles warner released by state medical examiner today shows that officials used potassium acetate as one of three drugs to execute warner back in january and not potassium chloride, as oklahoma's execution protocol call...

>> the last we heard from the state of oklahoma, they had just called off an execution at the very last minute because, surprise, turns out they had the wrong drug. they were supposed to kill this man using something called potassium chloride, but they instead discovered what they had on hand was potassium acetate, oops glad we noticed. the officials say they opened the box of drugs and they discovered two hours before that lethal injection was supposed to happen, they just discovered in the box was the wrong stuff. and so a little bit of chaos. the governor called off that execution at the ve...