MONTGOMERY COUNTY – The Hungarian Government and European Union are trying to stop the execution of a Virginia inmate.
William Morva is set to be executed on July 6.
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Morva was convicted of killing Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputy, Corporal Eric Sutphin, and security guard Derrick McFarland during a prison escape in 2006.
His lawyers filed a clemency petition Tuesday.
They said jurors did not know Morva suffered from a severe mental illness.
His attorneys want to commute his sentence to life in prison without parole.
Both Hungary and the European Union have reached out to Governor McAuliffe to stop the execution.
According to the Mercy for Morva Group, he is a Hungarian-American dual national.