The Bureau of Prisons said Dustin Honken, 52, was pronounced dead at 4:36 p.m. Department of Justice (DOJ) spokeswoman Kerri Kupec issued the following statement after the execution was carried out. “Today, Dustin Lee Honken was executed at USP Terre Haute in accordance with the death sentence imposed by a federal district court in 2004. Honken also murdered Terry DeGeus, who Honken thought might also testify against him, by beating him with a bat and shooting him. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APPAfter Honken was convicted in 2004, the jury recommended a death sentence.

Source: Fox News July 17, 2020 21:29 UTC