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New allegations have been raised in a lawsuit focused on the death of an inmate who was beaten by guards while restrained and died while in custody.

Six more former Southern Regional Jail correctional officers are facing federal charges for an assault that led to the death of a man there last year.

Four ex-correctional officers from the Southern Regional Jail in Beckley, West Virginia, attended their arraignment in Beckley Federal Court on Tuesday and were given a trial date.

The former officers for their involvement in the death of Quantez Burks who was fatally beaten while he was handcuffed and destined in Southern Regional Jail

Five former correctional officers in West Virginia were indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday in connection with the 2022 death of...

Prosecutors said the former corrections officers had made false statements to investigators after three of them assaulted Quantez Burks, 37, in March 2022.

CHARLESTON — Five former correctional officers in West Virginia were indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday in connection with the 2022 death of an incarcerated man who was beaten

BEAVER, WV (WOAY) - Six former correctional officers have been indicted by the United States Department of Justice for their part in the alleged assault, death, and coverup of an inmate last year. The six men named are Mark Holdren, Cory Snyder, Johnathan Walters, Jacob Boothe, Ashley Toney, and Chad Lester. Lester was a former

Five former correctional officers from West Virginia's Southern Regional Jail have been indicted by a federal grand jury over the fatal beating of Quantez Burks.

All five officers, as well as a former lieutenant, are also charged with trying to cover up their actions, the U.S. Justice Department said.