ANOTHER PERSON HAS PLED GUILTY IN THE APPALACHIA VIRGINIA GAMBLING CASE. 56 YEAR OLD LARRY THOMAS PLED GUILTY IN WISE COUNTY CICRUIT COURT TO OPERATING ONE OF FOUR GAMBLING OPERATIONS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THE JUDGE ORDERED THOMAS TO SERVE TWO AND A HALF YEARS IN PRISON, AND THEN SUSPENDED THE TIME AND ORDERED HIM TO SERVE ONE YEAR SUPERVISED PROBATION FOLLOWED BY 18 MONTHS OF UNSUPERVISED PROBATION INSTEAD. THOMAS RAN A GAMBLING HOUSE ALLEGEDLY OWNED BY FRED FORD, ONE OF THE TWO REMAINING APPALACHIA RESIDENTS WHO WILL FACE TRIAL IN THE CASE ON OCTOBER 15TH. MEANWHILE, 67 YEAR OLD ANDREW TAYLOR IS CHARGED WITH RACKETEERING, MONEY LAUNDERING, AND ILLEGAL GAMBLING OPERATION CHARGES. HIS TRIAL DATE IS SET FOR NOVEMBER 12TH.