U.S. Attorney Will Thompson to Announce Guilty Verdicts against Former West Virginia Correctional Officer

Source: Office of United States Attorneys

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Will Thompson is holding a press conference today, Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at 10 a.m. following the federal jury trial of Chad Lester, the final former West Virginia correctional officer convicted in connection with a fatal March 1, 2022, assault of an inmate and subsequent cover-up.

WHAT: Post-trial press conference

WHEN: Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at 10 a.m.

WHERE: Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse, Charleston, Fourth Floor, Suite 4000

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.

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