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Hours before Freddie Owens' execution, friend who testified against him says he lied: "Freddie was not there"

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Freddie Owens is set to die at 6 p.m. Friday at a Columbia prison for the killing of a Greenville convenience store clerk in 1997 .

Owens ' lawyers filed a sworn statement from the friend and co-defendant, Steven Golden , late Wednesday to try to stop South Carolina from carrying out the execution.

Golden testified at Owens ' trial that he had a secret deal with prosecutors that he never told the jury about.

Golden said he blamed Owens because he was high on cocaine and police put pressure on him.

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