Higgs was arrested in Hampton, Virginia on September 29, 2006, and charged with first degree murder in Augustine's death after an FBI toxicology test found traces of the paralyzing drug succinylcholine in her system.
In September 2006, Higgs was arrested in Hampton, Virginia, and accused of first-degree murder in Augustine's death following a toxicology report that found succinylcholine, a paralyzing drug, in her system.