{Charleston,
West Virginia}…Kanawha County sniper 36 year old Shawn Lester of Charleston has
been sentenced to six years in federal prison for illegal firearm possession. Lester
pleaded guilty in November to being a felon and a habitual drug user in
possession of a firearm after being videotaped in possession of a shotgun in
September 2007. The six-year prison term will run consecutively to the 40 year prison
sentence he is currently serving after pleading guilty to his involvement in
the 2003 murder of Jeannie Patton.