Florida executes 74-year-old man, 14th state prisoner put to death this year

Harold Lucas, sentenced to death over 1976 murder, killed by lethal injection as state continues execution rushA Florida man convicted of killing a 16-year-old girl who rejected his romantic advances and wounding two of her friends was executed Tuesday evening.Harold Gene Lucas, 74, was pronounced dead at 6.18pm following a three-drug injection starting at 6pm at Florida state prison near Starke, authorities said. Continue reading...