India, Oct. 25 -- An Alabama man convicted of helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a $200 drug debt was executed by nitrogen gas. Anthony Boyd, 54, was pronounced dead at 6:33 pm on Thursday. At William C Holman Correctional Facility, authorities said. The execution was carried out by nitrogen gas, a method Alabama began using last year. Boyd was sentenced to death for his role in killing Gregory Huguley in Talladega County.Prosecutors said Huguley was set on fire after he didn't pay.
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