BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Four former correctional officers at Southern Regional Jail have been indicted for second-degree murder of inmate Quantez Burks.

According to court records, in the September 2025 term, a Raleigh County grand jury returned indictments for four former correctional officers at Southern Regional Jail.

Those charged with second-degree murder and felony conspiracy are as follows:

23-year-old Andrew Fleshman of Shady Spring

41-year-old Mark Holdren of Arnett

30-year-old Cory Snyder of Shady Spring

26-year-old Steven Wimmer of Princeton

Quantez Burks, a 37-year-old pretrial detainee, died on March 1, 2022, less than 24 hours after being booked into Southern Regional Jail on charges of wanton endangerment and obstructing an officer.

Burks was assaulted by multiple

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