Feds Seek 25 Year Jail Term for Upper Big Branch Security Chief
Federal prosecutors want a former Massey Energy security chief to spend 25 years in jail for lying to investigators and trying to destroy evidence in the probe of the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster.
U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin argued in a court filing that Hughie Elbert Stover's actions played a major role in causing the April 5, 2010, explosion that killed 29 coal miners.