US Inmate Scheduled To Be Executed Tests Positive For Virus

A no trespassing sign is displayed outside the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind., on Aug. 28, 2020. Michael Conroy/AP Photo

WASHINGTON—A federal prisoner scheduled to be executed has tested positive for coronavirus, his lawyer said Thursday.

The Bureau of Prisons notified attorneys for Dustin John Higgs on Thursday that their client had tested positive for the virus, his attorney Devon Porter said during a court hearing Thursday afternoon.