The following is a statement from Shawn Nolan, attorney for Dustin Higgs:
Statement from Attorney for Dustin Higgs in Response to His Execution
The government completed its unprecedented slaughter of 13 human beings tonight by killing Dustin Higgs, a Black man who never killed anyone, on Martin Luther King’s birthday. Dustin was a fine man, a terrific father, brother, and nephew. Dustin spent decades on death row in solitary confinement helping others around him, while working tirelessly to fight his unjust convictions. In spite of those awful circumstances, he remained true to his family, doing all he could to help raise his amazing children, who have grown up to be wonderful people. This is a true testament to Dustin’s character and to the man he had become. There was no reason to kill him, particularly during the pandemic and when he, himself, was sick with Covid that he contracted because of these irresponsible, super-spreader executions. Rest in peace Dustin. Shame on all of those involved and all of those who have looked the other way.
‘In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. – Dr. Martin Luther King’
- Shawn Nolan, Attorney for Dustin Higgs
- January 15, 2021