Stephen Bryant,死刑犯,因2004年谋杀Willard Tietjen而被定罪的死囚,将于11月14日被行刑队处决。 Stephen Bryant, death row inmate convicted of murdering Willard Tietjen in 2004, will be executed by firing squad on November 14.

死囚斯蒂芬·布莱恩特 （Stephen Bryant） 因 2004 年谋杀威拉德·蒂特詹 （Willard “TJ” Tietjen） 并涉嫌在同一个月杀害另外两人而被定罪，他选择了行刑队处决，自 1977 年以来，美国仅在三起案件中使用了这种方法，全部发生在犹他州。 Death row inmate Stephen Bryant, convicted of murdering Willard "TJ" Tietjen in 2004 and allegedly killing two others in the same month, has chosen execution by firing squad, a method used in only three U.S. cases since 1977, all in Utah. 检察官说Bryant在家中枪杀了Tietjen, 用香烟烧了他的眼睛, 在他的血液中写了信息, Prosecutors say Bryant shot Tietjen in his home, burned his eyes with cigarettes, wrote messages in his blood, and answered Tietjen’s daughter’s final call with a strange voice. Bryant的辩护引述了童年时期性虐待和吸毒, Bryant’s defense cited childhood sexual abuse and drug use, including meth and bug-spray-laced joints. 他定于11月14日被处决,将由三名志愿者在15英尺处执行。 His execution, scheduled for November 14, will be carried out by three volunteers at 15 feet. 由于对过去行刑队行刑时长期遭受痛苦的关切,法律挑战预计会面临,尽管官员说只需要心脏受创。 Legal challenges are expected due to concerns over prolonged suffering in past firing squad executions, though officials say only a heart hit is required. 2025年,全国范围内处决了41人,计划至少再处决18人。 In 2025, 41 executions have occurred nationwide, with at least 18 more planned.