Oklahoma man James Pavatt executed for killing of girlfriend’s husband

Oklahoma executed James Pavatt by lethal injection Thursday at the state penitentiary in McAlester. The 73-year-old was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy in the 2001 shooting death of Rob Andrew, his girlfriend’s estranged husband, as Andrew arrived to pick up his children. Pavatt was pronounced dead at 10:12 a.m. Central time. His execution was the first of two scheduled in the United States that day.