A former Vietnam Army officer who blamed his PTSD for driving him to kill a cop spoke of his pride that he served his country before he was executed in Georgia last night. Andrew Howard Brannan, 66, was given a lethal injection by authorities and died in prison in the city of Jackson after his appeals for clemency were denied. He was executed for the 1998 murder of sheriff's deputy Kyle Dinkheller, 22, whom he shot nine times with a high-powered rifle after a traffic stop in Dudley, Georgia. Lawyers argued that Brannan's combat experiences caused his mental illness and drove him to kill - but neither the Supreme Court of Georgia nor the United States Supreme Court stayed his execution.
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Andrew Brannan, 66, died of lethal injection at 8.33pm Tuesday
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Punishment for murdering Kyle Dinkheller, 22, after traffic stop in 1998
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Tried to argue he shouldn't die because he killed Dinkheller due to PTSD
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Supreme Court of Georgia and U.S. Supreme Court denied his appeals
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Recorded last statement, received visitors and ate final meal on last day
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Asked for eggs over easy, biscuits and gravy, pecan waffles and more
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Was visited by members of his family, a friend, a pastor and his attorney
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Lawyers appealed, saying veteran was '100 per cent disabled' from PTSD
@placeholder, who was 49 years old at the time, then began cursing, dancing in the street and saying 'shoot me' before he grabbed a gun, rushed at the deputy and shot him nine times while he attempted to call for backup.