Oklahoma's top prosecutor has formally requested the federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer an inmate to state custody for the purpose of carrying out his death sentence. The inmate in question, George John Hanson, was convicted in 1999 for his involvement in the kidnapping and murder of a 77-year-old woman named Mary Bowles.
Hanson, who is currently serving a life sentence for various federal convictions, including carjacking and kidnapping, was sentenced to death in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. The Attorney General's request for Hanson's transfer comes in light of President Donald Trump's recent executive order aimed at bolstering support for the death penalty.
