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. at William C. Holman Correctional Facility, authorities said.

The execution was carried out by nitrogen gas, a method Alabama began using last year. 4

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.

Boyd used his final words to proclaim his innocence and criticize the criminal justice system.

“I didn’t kill anybody. I didn’t participate in killing anybody,” he said.

“There can be no justice until we change this system,” he continued. He said he wanted to express love to those

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