Florida executes a prisoner who killed his cellmate nearly 18 years earlier, after he had said the attack was intended to get him moved to death row. The execution takes place Tuesday, according to reports from multiple outlets.

The Independent and the Washington Times both describe the inmate’s account that he committed the killing with the specific goal of being transferred to the state’s most restrictive capital-case housing. Other reporting emphasizes that the execution follows a long appeals and review process between the fatal attack and the date of execution. The Winnipeg Free Press report aligns with the same core facts, but offers no additional detail in the provided excerpt. Across sources, the central focus is the motive attributed by the inmate and the passage of time before the execution.