BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Minnesota man and convicted murderer who was apprehended during a West Virginia warrant and fugitive sweep has been sentenced to prison, federal prosecutors said.
Casey Rygh, 48, of Rochester was sentenced Monday to three years and 10 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release time, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.
The release said Rygh was taken into custody in August of last year in the Matoaka area of Mercer County as a part of Operation Rolling Watersan effort that netted dozens of felony arrests.
Investigators reported finding a loaded pistol in Rygh’s waistband.
Prosecutors said Rygh is prohibited from owning a gun due to 1997 felony convictions for two counts of murder and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery in Logan County, West Virginia.
Source: wchstv.com
