Witnesses named for Henry Hunt execution

Michael F. Easley Governor		Theodis Beck Secretary
North Carolina Department of Correction

For Release: IMMEDIATE	Contact: Pamela Walker
Date: January 22, 2002	Phone: (919) 716-3733

Witnesses named for Henry Hunt execution RALEIGH - Witnesses have been named for the execution of Henry Lee Hunt, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 2 a.m. Jan. 24 at Central Prison. Official Witnesses L. Johnson Britt – District Attorney’s Office, Lumberton Mike Stogner – Lumberton Police Department, retired Lee Sampson – Former State Bureau of Investigation agent Garth Locklear – Robeson County Sheriff’s Office, retired \|Capt. Randle Patterson – Robeson County Sheriff’s Office Officer Jimmy Maynor – Robeson County Sheriff’s Office Family members of murder victims Jackie Ransom and Larry Jones have indicated they do not wish to witness the execution. Media Witnesses Jim Hanchett – WECT-TV, Wilmington Tasha Oxendine – WBTW-TV, Florence/Myrtle Beach Estes Thompson – Associated Press Michelle Washington – Fayetteville Observer Scott Witten – The Robesonian # # #