Christa Pike is discharged from a hospital after surviving execution attempt, her attorneys say

Christa Pike has been discharged from a hospital and returned to the Tennessee prison where she has been housed for more than 30 years, her attorneys said. She is receiving continued medical care at the Deborah K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center, the state’s primary correctional facility and intake/classification center for female offenders.

Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital as the state sought to give her a lethal injection eight days ago for the 1995 beating and stabbing death of classmate Colleen Slemmer. The drug did not kill her, and her arms were left burned and blistered, according to her lawyers. For the first few days of her hospitalization, Pike was unconscious and on a ventilator. Her first steps on Wednesday were limited, and she required some assistance as she walked on Thursday. She is also regaining mobility in her arms and was able to eat for the first time.

Gov. Bill Lee has ordered an independent review of the Department of Correction’s actions and paused the remaining scheduled execution this year while the review is underway. TDOC Commissioner Frank Strada has offered his resignation and is expected to step down this month. An interim commissioner has not yet been announced.

Sources: FOX5 Vegas