High court upholds stay of Biros death

COLUMBUS -- Kenneth Biros, convicted in the gruesome murder

in Trumbull County 16 years ago, will return to the Ohio

State Penitentiary in Youngstown   on Wednesday after the nation's

top court upheld a stay on his scheduled execution.

Biros, 48, was to be executed by lethal injection Tuesday

morning at the Southern Ohio Correctional Institute in

Lucasville. He arrived at the facility Monday morning, ate

a special meal and visited with family members later that

afternoon and much of the day Tuesday while legal

proceedings in the matter progressed.

The U.S. Supreme Court issued it ruling at about 4 p.m.

"It was a tough day waiting for court action," said Terry

Collins, director of the Department of Rehabilitation and

Correction.

Biros was to spend the night in the prison infirmary, then

be transported back to the Youngstown facility sometime

Wednesday, Collins said.

"There will be no execution today," Collins told reporters

late Tuesday afternoon. "Inmate Biros has no execution

date."

He added, "The stay will be in place. We'll wait for the

court rulings to see how that plays out."

For the complete story, see Wednesday's Vindicator and Vindy.com