Carthage Man Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Over 5 Grams of Methamphetamine on the Choctaw Indian Reservation and Illegal Possession of a Firearm

Jackson, Miss. – A Carthage man was sentenced to 130 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute over 5 grams of methamphetamine on the Choctaw Indian Reservation and possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime.

According to court documents, in September 2023, Roby Lee Jackson, Jr., 32, possessed the methamphetamine near the Red Water Community of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

In October 2023, a federal grand jury indicted Jackson for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime.  On April 23, 2024, Jackson pled guilty to the charges.

U.S. Attorney Todd W. Gee of the Southern District of Mississippi, Regional Agent in Charge Whitney Woodruff of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Anessa Daniels-McCaw of the Drug Enforcement Administration made the announcement. 

The case was investigated by the Choctaw Police Department of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, the Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Kevin J. Payne and Brian K. Burns.