LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A man who said he deserved to die was executed Tuesday for luring a man into an alley in 1996 and beating him to death for $40.
Herman Dale Ashworth, 32, was pronounced dead at 10:19 a.m. after a lethal injection at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility.
Ashworth pleaded guilty in 1997 to the slaying of 40-year-old Daniel Baker, who was beaten so badly a deputy coroner said his injuries were consistent with a high-speed traffic accident or plane crash.