{Charleston, West Virginia}...Shawn Lester, the man accused in the 2003 Kanawha County sniper-style killings of Jeannie Patton, Okey Meadows, Jr. and Gary Carrier Jr., pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Charleston to two federal firearms charges, admitting to being a felon in possession of a firearm and an habitual drug user in possession of a firearm. The charges stem from various charges against Lester from 1994, 2001 and 2005. He faces up to 20 years in prison when sentenced May 1st.
