Charlie Crist Speaks on Steven Sotloff Murder

Former Gov. Charlie Crist spoke out on the murder of freelance journalist and Florida native Steven Sotloff on Tuesday.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the Sotloff family today," Crist tweeted. "This brutal murder of an innocent man who sought to document suffering in the world demonstrates the type of evil we confront."

Sotloff, who is from the Miami area, was a student at the University of Central Florida. He was kidnapped by ISIS in 2013.

"We will defeat this evil just as we have time and again throughout our history," said Crist.