Man Who Killed Woman With Hammer To Die

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – A man convicted of beating a Clay County woman to death with a hammer will be put to death.

A jury found David Martin guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of 24-year-old Jacey McWilliams in 2008.

The judge followed the jury's recommendation that Martin be put to death.

McWilliams' body was found in a wooded area after she was killed.

During the trial, the jury heard that Jacey McWilliams and Martin were acquaintances in March 2008. He told her he was going to take her to a special place, and in that remote area in Middleburg he killed her with a hammer.

Prosecutors said he did it so he could steal her car to visit his girlfriend out of the area.