An Arizona prisoner is executed Wednesday for a 2002 murder in which he threw gasoline on a man and lit a match, killing the victim, according to reporting from the Associated Press. The execution takes place in Florence, Arizona, and is described as the first of three executions planned in the United States this week. The inmate was convicted of first-degree murder based on the account that he used gasoline and an ignition source to set the man on fire. After the conviction, the prisoner’s legal challenges conclude with the execution proceeding as scheduled. Other planned executions for the week are also noted, but details beyond this case are not provided in the two summaries. The reports present the case as a completed criminal proceeding following conviction and sentencing, with the execution carried out by Arizona correctional authorities on Wednesday.
Arizona executes inmate for 2002 gasoline-and-match killing
An Arizona prisoner is executed Wednesday for a 2002 murder in which he threw gasoline on a man and lit a match, killing the victim, according to reporting from the Associated Press. The execution tak...
- An Arizona inmate is put to death Wednesday in Florence, Arizona.
- He is convicted of killing a man in a 2002 attack involving gasoline and a lit match.
- The execution is the first of three planned U.S. executions for the week, according to the reports.
- Both sources describe the case using an AP account and provide the same core facts about the method and date of the killing.
An Arizona prisoner convicted of killing another man by throwing gasoline at him and lighting a match was put to death Wednesday, the first of three executions planned this week around the U.S.
3 months agoFLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona prisoner convicted of killing another man by throwing gasoline at him and lighting a match was put to death Wednesday, the first of three executions planned this week around the U.S.
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