Jackson County Man Pleads Guilty to Assault on a Federal Law Enforcement Officer and Discharging a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence

Gulfport, MS – A Jackson County, Mississippi man pleaded guilty on October 6, 2025, to one count of assault on a federal law enforcement officer and one count of discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

According to court documents, in September 2024, a federal task force officer and a Harrison County Sherrif’s Investigator were conducting surveillance outside of the Boomtown Casino in Biloxi when they noticed an older model, silver Honda Accord pull out of the parking lot with no lights on. The officers began following the vehicle and noticed one of the passengers sticking out of the window and looking back at the officer’s vehicle. Around this time, three shots were fired from the suspect’s vehicle striking the windshield of the officers’ vehicle. At least one of the bullets went through the windshield and struck one of the officers in the ear. The officer also had glass from the windshield fly into his eye.

The officers radioed for backup and the suspect’s vehicle was eventually stopped. One of the passengers in the vehicle was identified as Cori Davis.

During the investigation, officers located a nine-millimeter Glock pistol in the vicinity of the defendant’s route of travel. Agents also recovered three nine-millimeter shell casings matching the firearm nearby. The firearm had three rounds of ammunition missing. It was determined that Cori Davis was the purchaser of this firearm, and his DNA was found on a holster for this firearm. After Davis was arrested, he admitted to being the person who shot at the officers.

Davis is scheduled to be sentenced February 10, 2025, and faces up to twenty years in prison for assault on a federal law enforcement officer and up to life in prison discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Acting U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Lemon of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Robert Eikhoff of the Federal Bureau of Investigation made the announcement.

The case was investigated by the FBI, the D’Iberville Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lee Smith prosecuted the case.