Jackson, Miss. – Shelton Shane Chapman, Jr., a member of the
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, pled guilty today before U.S. District
Judge Carlton Reeves, to burglary within the Pearl River Community of the
Choctaw Indian reservation, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and FBI Special
Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze.
On November 7, 2017, Chapman entered the Mississippi Band of
Choctaw Indians’ Procurement Office and stole a Dell bag and several iPhones
and iPads. Chapman sold some of the items to two individuals who then pawned
the items at a local pawn shop.
Chapman will be sentenced on May 15, 2019, at 9:00 a.m.
before Judge Reeves, and faces a maximum penalty of seven years in prison and a
$250,000 fine.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the Choctaw Police Department. It is being prosecuted by
Assistant United States Attorneys Kimberly Purdie and Kevin Payne.
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