{Charleston, West Virginia}...Shawn Lester of Charleston, the man charged in the 2003 "sniper" shootings of Jeanie Patton, Okey Meadows Jr. and Gary Carrier, was arraigned in Federal Court Tuesday on unrelated firearms charges. A federal grand jury indicted Lester earlier this month on weapons charges alleging his possession of a shotgun in 2007. Lester had a 1994 conviction for grand larceny and a 2001 conviction on drug charges and as a result was prohibited from having a firearm. Lester pleaded not guilty before U.S. Magistrate Mary Stanley, who set a January 30th trial date and ordered Lester held without bond.
