Record 13th Florida Execution This Year Carried out on Man Convicted of Killing a Couple

Clouds hover over the entrance of the Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla., on Aug. 3, 2023. Curt Anderson/AP Photo

STARKE, Fla.—A man convicted of killing a married couple during a robbery in South Florida in 1990 was put to death Tuesday in a record 13th execution this year in the state.

Victor Tony Jones, 64, was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. Jones’ death extended Florida’s record for total executions in a single year, with the state planning to carry out two more executions next month.