On the Beat in the Bluegrass

Get the latest on Marco Chapman’s execution.

By Brandon Ortiz

Here are the highlights of a 4:30 p.m. CST press briefing with Lisa Lamb, a Kentucky Department of Corrections spokeswoman.

-    With two-and-a-half hours left to live, Marco Allen Chapman is seemingly calm. “He has not outwardly expressed any fear or communicated that to us,” Lamb said.
-    Chapman has not changed his mind and has not filed any last-minute appeals. The execution, scheduled for 7 p.m. CST, remains on schedule.
-    The cost of Chapman’s final meal was $31.81.

Lisa Lamb, a spokeswoman for the Kentucky Department of Corrections, briefed the media at 3:30 p.m. CST. Here are the highlights of the press conference:

– Marco Allen Chapman was served his last meal, a 32-ounce steak with A1 steak sauce and 20 butterfly shrimp, at 3 p.m. He was eating it at the time the press conference began
– Chapman met with a public defender at his request at 2 p.m. The meeting, with lawyer Heather McGregor, lasted 30 minutes. The content of the discussion is confidential.
– Chapman’s last meal was bought at a local food market and prepared by prison staff.
– At this point only a court order can stop Chapman’s execution. A public defender is available if he chooses to exercise his remaining appeals.
– Chapman spent the early afternoon watching Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Get the latest on Marco Chapman’s execution.