BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — A Minnesota man previously convicted of a Logan County double murder has been sentenced to nearly four years behind bars for a gun crime.
Casey Rygh, 48, of Rochester, Minnesota, was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison on Monday for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Rygh was apprehended during Operation Rolling Waters in August 2025, a sweep in the Matoaka area of Mercer County. Rygh had a loaded pistol in his waistband at the time of his capture, per federal officials.
Rygh was convicted in December 1997 on two counts of felony murder and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery in Logan County. Because of that conviction, he was prohibited from owning a firearm.