An Alabama man convicted of helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a $200 drug debt was executed by nitrogen gas on Thursday.

Anthony Boyd, 54, was pronounced dead at 6:33 p.m. local time at William C. Holman Correctional Facility, authorities said. The execution was carried out by nitrogen gas, a controversial method Alabama began using last year. Alabama tested the method for the first time on a condemned inmate in January 2024.

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 for $200 worth of cocaine.

In this undated photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows Anthony Boyd, who is scheduled to be executed on Oct. 23, 2025, by nitrogen gas. Alabama Dep

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