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UPDATE: Shawn Lester pleads not guilty to federal drug charges

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UPDATE

Shawn Lester pleaded not guilty this afternoon to federal drug charges.

He now is scheduled to go to trial Oct. 15.

 


 

ORIGINAL STORY

Accused Kanawha Valley sniper killer Shawn Lester is scheduled to be back in court today on federal drug charges.

The man accused of three sniper-style killings will be in federal court today at 1:30 p.m. on unrelated drug charges.

Last month, Lester pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in one of the sniper-style killings.

Court records show Lester accused of distributing oxycodone and cocaine near Sissonville from at least 2005 through March of last year.