CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) -- A former West Virginia correctional officer has been convicted in connection to the fatal assault of an inmate in the Southern Regional Jail. According to documents filed in federal court, Chad Lester was found guilty on all counts relating to the death of Quantez Burks at Southern Regional Jail in March of 2022. Burks had been incarcerated at the jail for less than 24 hours when he died. Will Thompson, U.S. Attorney for…

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Former West Virginia correctional officer convicted in inmate death

The federal government has secured guilty verdicts for what it says is the final former West Virginia correctional officer convicted in connection with a fatal 2022 assault of an inmate and ensuing cover-up. A jury in Charleston on Jan. 27, 2025 delivered guilty verdicts for defendant Chad Lester for his role as a correctional officer in connection with the March 1, 2022 death of Quantez Burks, 37, of Beckley, West Virginia, who was an inmate at…

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CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) -- A former correctional officer was found guilty in a case relating to the death of former inmate Quantez Burks. According to documents filed in federal court, Chad Lester was found guilty on all counts relating to the death of Burks at Southern Regional Jail in March of 2022. Burks had been incarcerated at the jail less than 24 hours when he died. Lester is one of several officers who were charged in connection with Burks…

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CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – After four days of trial, a federal jury convicted former West Virginia correctional officer Chad Lester, 35, of Odd, on Monday,

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Federal Jury Convicts Former West Virginia Correctional Officer of Conspiracy, Witness Tampering, and False Statements Crimes

After a four-day trial, a federal jury in Charleston, West Virginia, has convicted Chad Lester, a former correctional officer from Odd, West Virginia.

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Former West Virginia correctional officer convicted for conspiracy in inmate death

Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, W.Va. (Chris Jackson | West Virginia Watch)A former West Virginia prison guard was convicted earlier this week on charges related to the 2022 death of an inmate at Southern Regional Jail in Raleigh County. After a four-day trial, a federal jury on Monday found Chad Lester, 35, of Odd, West Virginia, guilty of conspiracy to engage in witness tampering, witness tampering and making false statements in the death of…

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