Killer scheduled to die by lethal injection at 10 a.m.

LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A man who confessed to slayings in four states spent his final hours watching television and meeting with a priest as he awaited execution Tuesday for murdering an Ohio man who gave him a ride.

John Fautenberry is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 10 a.m. at the state prison in Lucasville. Fautenberry, a former Oregon truck driver, was sentenced to death for murdering a Cincinnati-area man who gave him a ride in February 1991.

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Fautenberry's request to delay his execution Monday. Attorney Dennis Sipe then asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the execution. He said Tuesday morning he was waiting to hear from the high court.

On Monday afternoon, Fautenberry was subdued as he watched television and listened to the radio, prisons spokeswoman Andrea Carson said. He ate eggs, toast and some of the fried potatoes he requested for his meal, she said.

"He hasn't really been engaged in a lot of conversation," Carson said. "But he has been compliant."