ay
was soliciting a sexual favor,
when he shot the victim 6
breakfast for his last meal.He
had fried pork chops, fried
swirl ice cream and a can of
coke.Right now .. we're
standing by for what was
expected to be a
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A-say was convicted in 1988
for killing Robert Lee Booker
-- who was black -- and Robert
Hispanic and white.A witness
said before shooting Booker,
A-say called him a racial slur.
Prosecutors say...McDowell was
dressed as a woman and A-say
was soliciting a sexual favor,
when he shot the victim 6
times.Today -- A-say wanted
breakfast for his last meal.He
had fried pork chops, fried
ham, French fries, vanilla
swirl ice cream and a can of
coke.Right now .. we're
standing by for what was
expected to be a death penalty
in Jacksonville ...but we
begin our coverage with
Channel 4's Erik Avanier at
the state prison in Raiford ..
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His sister and
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His sister and brother-in-law
visited him for the last time
this morning
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Asay's execution will
be the first execution in
Florida in 19 months.
of a white inmate in Florida
convicted of killing two black
men. And it's the first
execution in which a new drug
called ETOMI-DATE will be used
as a sedative. It's a
substitution for a drug called
MID-AZ-OLAM. Asay's lawyer
told the Supreme Court the new
drug could cause pain and
would make it impossible to
know if Asay is unconscious.
the higher Court would not
grant a stay of execution.
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Anti-death penalty protesters
were expected outside the
courthouse downtown -- where
Asay was convicted of those
murders 30 years ago.Channel
4's Francesca Amiker is there
and joins us LIVE - she also
has some insight on Asay's
final hours before execution
...Francesca?
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) Though these people are here
stay has been enacted and his
execution will likely commence.
40-44FROM THE LAST MEAL ..TO
THE LONG WALK TO THE INJECTION
ASAY IS NOW DOWN TO HIS LAST
HOUR OF LIFE ON EARTH.30 YEARS
AGO .....ON THIS STREET... A
THE SHOOTING DEATHS OF TWO
JACKSONVILLE MEN THAT
MOMENT 30 YEARS LATER."are you
ready - yes" ASAY WILL BE THE
FIRST MAN THE STATE EXECUTES
YEAR WHERE 384 MEN AND 4 WOMEN
WERE ON DEATH ROW -- 222 OF
Since December of last year,
Asay has been on death watch.
this. His only view of the
outside world has been through
positioned outside of his
cell. The only communication,
> FOR THE LAST 24 HOURS - HE'S
BEEN FED THREE TIMES.A MEAL AT
5 AND 10 IN THE MORNING. AT
FROM HIS SISTER AND THEN HIS
SPIRITUAL ADVISER. AT 4PM HE
PREPARED WITH LOCAL FOOD OF
HIS CHOICE COSTING NO MORE
OF.VO:AN HOUR BEFORE EXECUTION
, A SUPERVISED SHOWER.>30
TAKEN INTO THE EXECUTION
CHAMBER, EXPLAINED THE
INJECTION TO EASE ANXIETY.
THEN RESTRAINTS WILL BE
EXECUTION, THE WITNESSES ARE
SECURED IN A GALLERY WHILE THE
TO SEE IF A STAY HAS BEEN
GRANTED.IF NOT, ASAY WILL BE
STATEMENT WHICH WILL BROADCAST
IN THE WITNESS GALLERY.ONCE
ANNOUNCE THE EXECUTION HAS
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