Overview
- Anthony Boyd, 53, is scheduled to be executed Thursday evening by nitrogen gas at Holman prison for the 1993 burning death of Gregory Huguley.
- Boyd issued a recorded plea at a news conference hosted by the Execution Intervention Project, asking Gov. Kay Ivey to meet him and asserting his innocence.
- A spokesman for Ivey said the office has not received recent filings disputing Boyd’s guilt or a clemency submission and noted the governor does not hold one-on-one inmate meetings.
- A federal judge rejected Boyd’s challenge to Alabama’s nitrogen protocol, and the 11th Circuit declined to stay the execution after arguments that his asthma and vertigo pose added risks.
- Supporters plan to deliver a clemency petition and seek fuller transparency of the nitrogen procedure, while prosecutors point to trial testimony and a 10–2 jury death recommendation; co-defendant Shawn Ingram also remains on death row.