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Choctaw Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi

Jackson, Miss. – Daniel S. Dixon Jr. Tubby, 39, a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, pled guilty Thursday before Chief United States District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III to sexual abuse of a minor.  The crime occurred within the Pearl River Community of the Choctaw Indian reservation.

Judge Jordan will sentence Tubby on December 13, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. in Jackson. He faces a maximum penalty of 15 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.

This case was investigated by the Choctaw Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kimberly Purdie.       

Updated September 25, 2019
Topic
Indian Country Law and Justice
Component
USAO - Mississippi, Southern

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