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Alabama seeks to execute man by lethal injection after court ruled against nitrogen method

  • The Associated Press

  • Canadian Press

  • June 12, 2026

This undated photo from the Alabama Department of Corrections shows Jeffery Lee, who was sentenced to death for killing two people during a 1998 robbery at a pawn shop. (Alabama Department of Corrections via AP)

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama on Friday moved to execute a man with lethal injection hours after his nitrogen execution was prevented from going forward.

The Alabama Attorney General's office asked the Alabama Supreme Court to authorize a death warrant for Jeffery Lee, this time using lethal injection.

"In sum, ADOC has not been barred from executing Lee, only from

executing him by nitrogen hypoxia," state lawyers wrote.

A spokesman for Lee's legal team said they did not have an immediate comment on the action. The next step is for his attorneys to respond to the request at the Alabama Supreme Court.

The filing came hours after Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall promised to continue fighting to carry out Lee's death sentence.