Archive · 18 Aug 2025
Arkansas Inmate Seeks Execution Amid Legal Hurdles
A prisoner in Arkansas named Scotty Gardner wants to be executed quickly because his cell is in bad shape, with bugs and mold.
He's okay with any method, even a firing squad.
However, other prisoners don't like the new way Arkansas plans to execute people using nitrogen gas, so they're suing.
This means Gardner's request to be executed is delayed.
Gardner was sentenced to death for killing his girlfriend a few years ago, and he had also shot his ex-wife previously.
Because of the issues with the use of nitrogen gas, Gardner's execution is pending.
Arkansas death row inmate Scotty Gardner is seeking execution due to poor living conditions.
Gardner is open to various execution methods, including firing squad or electric chair.
Ten other inmates have filed a lawsuit against the state regarding the use of nitrogen hypoxia.
Gardner was sentenced to death in 2018 for the murder of his girlfriend.
Arkansas has not executed anyone since 2017.
- Who
- Scotty Gardner, an Arkansas death row inmate, and other inmates who are suing.
- What
- A death row inmate is seeking a swift execution due to poor living conditions.
- When
- Gardner was sentenced in 2018. The recent lawsuit regarding the execution method complicates matters.
- Where
- Arkansas
- Why
- Gardner wants to be executed because of his living conditions. Other inmates are contesting the state's execution method.
Inmate Request
Inmate Lawsuit
Execution Method
Inmate Request
Gardner wants a swift execution by any method.
Inmate Lawsuit
Other inmates are contesting the new execution method which is preventing Gardner's request to be fulfilled.
- Inmate
- Scotty Gardner
- Sentence
- Death
- Conviction
- Murder
- Execution Method Sought
- Any method, including firing squad or electric chair
- Legal Action
- Lawsuit against nitrogen hypoxia use by other inmates
- Last Execution in AR
- 2017