Oklahoma City bomber's lawyer Scottdale native
On the other hand, not many are apt to make the connection of Nathan Chambers as McVeigh's defense attorney, except for maybe close friends and family.
Chambers' father, Bob Chambers, who pastors the Scottdale Church of Christ, would easily be able to tell you that his son graduated from Southmoreland High School and went on to become an assistant district attorney in Denver, Colo.
According to Chambers himself, he was an assistant district attorney in Denver until 1992 when he opted to operate within a private practice. He was assigned as McVeigh's attorney in 1998.
'By the time I was appointed to the case, he (McVeigh) was already convicted and sentenced to death,' said Chambers.
On April 19, 1995, McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, which killed 168 and injured 500.
'When I found out who I would be representing, I viewed it as a challenge,' said Chambers.
McVeigh is scheduled for execution by lethal injection on May 16, and he has asked Chambers to be in the execution chambers.
'He has asked me to be in the execution chambers and I will be there because that's my job; it's my duty,' he said.
Chambers has been around McVeigh for two years and has noticed since he has been representing him that McVeigh is very considerate on some levels.
'He's a very smart guy and he doesn't do anything in a rash manner; he thinks about things for awhile,' he said.
According to Chambers, there will be no other appeals or court appearances for McVeigh before the scheduled execution date.
