Okla. stays execution

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday granted death row inmate Richard Glossip a 60-day stay of execution while a state appeals court considers his claim of innocence.

Stitt signed an executive order delaying Glossip’s execution in the 1997 killing of Glossip’s boss, motel owner Barry Van Treese, that was scheduled for Sept. 22.

Glossip asked the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals for a new evidentiary hearing following the release of an independent investigation by Houston law firm Reed Smith that raised new questions about his guilt.