Former Lieutenant at Southern Regional Jail Sentenced for Conspiracy and Obstruction Crimes

Ex-state jail corrections officer gets 17½ years in prison for role in inmate death

A federal judge has sentenced a former West Virginia state corrections officer to 17.5 years in prison for what a Charleston jury found to be his role in the death of a Beckley man incarcerated at a state regional jail in Raleigh County. Chad Lester, 35, of Odd, Raleigh County was sentenced Thursday to 17.5 years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction in connection with the fatal 2022 assault of Quantez …

Former jail supervisor sentenced to 17 years for coverup of fatal assault of West Virginia inmate

A former supervisor of the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, West Virginia, was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Thursday for covering up an assault by correctional officers three years ago that led...

Former lieutenant at Southern Regional Jail sentenced for conspiracy and obstruction crimes

Former SRJ lieutenant sentenced for trying to cover up inmate’s death

Beckley – A former lieutenant at the Southern Regional Jail has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in covering up the 2022 beating death of inmate Quantez Burks.

Mid-State correction officer asks for more time to consider plea deal in Messiah Nantwi's death

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- Mid-state correction officer, Nicholas Vitale, appeared in Oneida County Court Thursday morning for his role in the beating death of 22-year-old inmate, Messiah Nantwi. NY prison guards beat an inmate to death then tried to cover it up, prosecutors say Vitale faces conspiracy and offering false instrument charges. His lawyer asked the judge for more time to decide whether or not to take a plea deal. Correction o…