Convicted Double Murderer Sentenced to 3 Years and 10 Months in West Virginia Federal Gun Case
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — The U.S. Department of Justice announced on November 9 that Casey Rygh, 48, was sentenced in West Virginia to three years and 10 months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Rygh, of Rochester, Minnesota, was convicted in Logan County, West Virginia, Circuit Court on December 15, 1997, of two counts of felony murder and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery.
According to court documents, on August 25, 2025, law enforcement officers captured Rygh as part of Operation Rolling Waters, a warrant and fugitive sweep, in the Matoaka area of Mercer County, West Virginia. Officers found Rygh possessed a loaded SCCY Model CPX-2 9mm pistol in his waistband.
Federal law prohibits a person with a prior felony conviction from possessing a firearm or ammunition, and prosecutors said Rygh knew he was prohibited because of his 1997 convictions.
Senior United States District Judge David A. Faber imposed the sentence. United States Attorney Moore Capito announced the sentence and commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the United States Marshals Service (USMS), and its Cops United Felony Fugitive Enforcement Division (CUFFED) Task Force of Southern West Virginia. Assistant United States Attorney Brian D. Parsons prosecuted the case, No. 1:26-cr-40.
The Justice Department said the case is part of Operation Take Back America and of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN).
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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