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Gulfport Man Pleads Guilty to Escape from Federal Custody

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

Hattiesburg, Miss.  -- A former Gulfport resident pled guilty to escape from federal custody, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and U.S. Marshal Mark Shepard.

According to court documents, on July 15, 2022, Anthony Necaise, 43, was housed at Dismas Charities Residential Reentry Center (RRC), in Hattiesburg, where he would have completed the final six months of his incarceration.  On that date, Necaise fled the RRC and cut off his GPS ankle monitor. He was subsequently apprehended.   

Necaise is scheduled to be sentenced on March 22, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. in Hattiesburg, and faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. A federal district judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The case was investigated by the U. S. Marshals Service.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Andrea Jones and Shundral Cole.

Updated December 7, 2022