COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former Meigs County man was convicted last week on six charges, including murder, in the death of Christopher Roush of Clifton, W.Va., in 2007, and faces life in prison.

Elisha “Lacy” Dickens, 29, formerly of Middleport, was convicted in U.S. District Court on six counts, including felony murder. He is the third co-defendant to either enter a plea or be convicted for their roles in the Roush’s death.

Adam McClellan, Zanesville, was convicted last month on six charges, including a felony murder charge. Michael Haynie, 49, Columbus, entered into a plea agreement and testified in McClellan’s case. Sentencing in his and McClellan’s cases is pending.

Charges against Dickens included two counts of interstate travel leading to Roush’s death, drug conspiracy involving cocaine, and three firearms charges.

Haynie testified that McClellan had sold him drugs in the past, and that McClellan provided him with the gun later used to kill Roush. According to news accounts of Haynie’s May testimony, McClellan drove him to Roush’s home in Mason County, W.Va., with the intention of robbing him. Haynie said he entered the house and struck Roush with a gun, which discharged and killed him.

Dickens’ role was in planning the robbery, recruiting McClellan to commit it, showing him where Roush lived, providing McClellan with a motel room, and providing the gun used, which was later thrown into a pond in Pomeroy with the clothing the men wore when they went to Roush’s home.

A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office said McClellan and Roush were “rival drug dealers.”