Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Friday she was wrong when she claimed that headless bodies were turning up in the Arizona desert as part of border-related violence.
"That was an error, if I said that," Brewer said about beheadings occurring in Arizona.
The Republican incumbent's June comments about beheadings were raised during a Wednesday debate by Democratic challenger Terry Goddard, who said the comments were false and damaging to Arizona's image.
Brewer didn't respond to Goddard's challenge about the beheadings claim -- she instead changed the subject. Afterward, when reporters asked about the claim, she cut short the question-and-answer session.
But she since is acknowledging in interviews with The Associated Press and other media organizations that she was wrong.