For the second time in less than three years, a 21-year-old Florida inmate has been charged with murder after allegedly killing another cellmate for being a child molester

For the second time in less than three years, a 21-year-old Florida inmate has been charged with murder after allegedly killing another cellmate for being a child molester.

Frederick Patterson III, who was initially in custody for burglary, allegedly claims he killed his cellmate Arthur Williams, 82, Jan. 15 in Jackson County Correctional Facility in Marianna, Florida.

"I killed him, I killed him and now there's one less child molester on the street," Patterson allegedly told jail officers after the incident, the News Herald reported.

Patterson was convicted of second degree murder on Jan. 31 for the Oct. 2015 beating death of Scott Collinsworth, 45, in Apalachee Correctional Institution in Sneads, Florida.

For the second time in less than three years, a 21-year-old Florida inmate has been charged with murder after allegedly killing another cellmate for being a child molester.

Frederick Patterson III, who was initially in custody for burglary, allegedly claims he killed his cellmate Arthur Williams, 82, Jan. 15 in Jackson County Correctional Facility in Marianna, Florida.

"I killed him, I killed him and now there's one less child molester on the street," Patterson allegedly told jail officers after the incident, the News Herald reported.

Patterson was convicted of second degree murder on Jan. 31 for the Oct. 2015 beating death of Scott Collinsworth, 45, in Apalachee Correctional Institution in Sneads, Florida.

"Collinsworth was serving a 15-year sentence for robbery. Williams was behind bars on charges of aggravated stalking and enticing a child into a vehicle. However, police reports indicate the two killings had the same underlying motive," the News Herald added.