Thomas Arnold Kemp
Thomas Arnold Kemp, 63, was executed by lethal injection on April 25, 2012, at the state prison complex in Florence, Arizona. The state said Kemp declined an offered sedative and was covered with blankets after saying he was chilly. His attorney said he was very disturbed to see Kemp shake for several seconds after the injection began, and wanted to learn whether Kemp felt unnecessary pain, including through an independent autopsy. An expert said high doses of pentobarbital can cause seizures, and that it is unclear what caused the shaking.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His attorney was very disturbed that Kemp shook for several seconds after the injection began and wanted an independent autopsy to learn whether he felt unnecessary pain.
Reported by: Arizona Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
Custody: Serving a sentence.