A US man convicted of murdering four people on a charter boat that prosecutors say he intended to take to Cuba will spend the rest of his life in prison.
A Florida judge today sentenced Kirby Archer to five consecutive life terms. The 36-year-old Archer pleaded guilty in July to first-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping and hijacking the boat last year after it left Miami for the Bahamas.
Prosecutors say Archer intended to escape to Cuba to avoid child molestation and theft investigations in Arkansas.
The plea spared Archer the possible death penalty, although he admitted in court that he deserved to die.
A mistrial was declared earlier this month for a second man accused in the slayings.
