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Kristopher Brandon Holcomb, 44, was uploading child porn on a popular mobile app and communicating with others he believed were minors on the app.  HSI's investigation revealed over 60 videos and almost 200 images on his electronic devices. He was sentenced to ten years in prison, ten years of supervised release and a lifetime of registering as a sex offender.

Adrian Walker, a Canadian national, is wanted by Toronto Police Services on a Canada-wide arrest warrant for first degree murder and attempted murder. He is facing charges in this district on immigration violations. 

Anthony Russell of Woodland was sentenced to ten years in prison  for distributing meth. 

Michael Lawrence Hunt, 45, was sentenced to 45 months and 3 years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to possession of over 50 methamphetamine pills and other illegal substances. 

Keena Boyce, 44, of Holly Springs, was sentenced today for shooting a coworker multiple times at Pallet Source, Inc. The Marshall County Sheriff's Department responded quickly and captured Boyce, who had previously been convicted of a violent offense in state court. As a convicted felon, he was prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal law. This arrest was a part of Project Safe Neighborhood.  

A Mexican national, illegally in the United States, pled guilty to the illegal possession of firearms and will be sentenced at a later date. He faces a statutory maximum penalty of fifteen years in prison.

More than a dozen agencies across North Mississippi came together for a press conference hosted by Lee County DA Jason Herring. The conference announced the successful conclusion of Operation Overload resulting in multiple arrests, retentions and citations. 

Irish Lee, 49, of Como, Mississippi, was sentenced to five years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. This arrest was made as a part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative. 

A Pakastani national and former neurologist was sentenced today to 12 years in federal prison with 5 years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay his victims $112,000.

Sharka Corbin of Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced yesterday to over ten years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possessing a firearm as a prior convicted felon. Corbin was charged after he fled law enforcement from Tennessee into the Northern District of Mississippi. 

Last month the USAO-NDMS joined DOJ and DHS in observing National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. This reaffirms the administration’s commitment to combat all forms of human trafficking and protecting victims and survivors.  

United States Attorney Scott F. Leary announced today that the Northern District of Mississippi collected $5,293,082.96 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2025. Of this amount, $3,100,899.34 was collected in criminal actions and $2,192,183.62 was collected in civil actions.  Additionally, $1,172,013 was collected in asset forfeiture actions.