Jackson, Miss. – Shelton Shane Chapman, Jr., 20, of Leake
County, and a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, was sentenced
today by U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves to 7 months in federal prison,
followed by 3 years of supervised release, for 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. Chapman was ordered to pay
$4,334.43 in restitution to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
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 pled guilty on February 13, 2019, before Judge
Reeves, after being indicted by a federal grand jury on November 27, 2018.
Prior to being taken into federal custody, Chapman was serving a 7 year
sentence in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections
burglarizing a business in Neshoba County.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the Choctaw Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant
United States Attorney Kimberly Purdie.
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