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Press Release

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

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of West Virginia
MEDIA ADVISORY

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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Updated January 28, 2025

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