William S. Thompson U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia
United States Attorney Will Thompson is scheduled to hold a press conference today at 10 a.m. The event will take place at the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse in Charleston, West Virginia. This follows the federal jury trial of Chad Lester, who is the last former West Virginia correctional officer convicted related to a fatal assault on an inmate that occurred on March 1, 2022, and the subsequent cover-up.
The press conference aims to discuss the guilty verdicts reached against Lester and provide further details about the case.
A copy of this announcement can be found on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.
