One Charge Against Stover Dropped

{West Virginia}...Thursday, federal prosecutors announced they are dropping a charge against Hughie Elbert Stover. The dismissal notice of the count alleging Stover misled investigators during the second interview comes just four days before Stover goes on trial in Beckley. Stover had been accused of lying to investigators during two separate interviews following the April 2010 Upper Big Branch Mine disaster. Stover also allegedly ordered a subordinate to destroy thousands of security-related mine documents.