The man convicted of killing a Montgomery County, Virginia sheriff's deputy and a security guard in 2006 was executed by injection Thursday night.
William C. Morva was pronounced dead at the Greensville Correctional Center after the execution occurred without any complications at 9:15 p.m., according to The Richmond Times-Dispatch.
At 9 p.m., Warden Eddie Pearson read Morva the death warrant before asking him, "Mr. Morva, do you have any last words?," to which he replied, "No."
Morva was in jail awaiting trial on attempted robbery and other charges on Aug. 20, 2006 when he was taken to the Montgomery Regional Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. It was there that he assaulted a deputy who was escorting him, knocking him unconscious and stealing his firearm.
The escaped inmate then confronted hospital security guard Derrick McFarland and shot him in the face.
The next day, Morva fatally shot Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputy Eric Sutphin in the back of the head during the manhunt for him.
Morva was convicted of capital murder, assault and battery of a law enforcement officer and escape by force.
