An Upstate man who is scheduled to be put to death by the state in March has elected the method of execution. Brad Sigmon chose the firing squad, according to his attorney. Lethal injection causes “prolonged suffering” and the electric chair would “cook him alive,

Brad Signom has been on death row since 2001 and will be the first US prisoner to executed via this method since 2010.

Brad Sigmon made the choice after the state Supreme Court denied a stay request based on questions about the effectiveness of lethal injection