Pearl River Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine on the Choctaw Indian Reservation

Jackson, MS - A Pearl River man pled guilty to possession of over 15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute in the Pearl River Community of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

Bill Clemons, Jr., 37, was indicted by a federal grand jury in January 2024 for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Clemons is scheduled to be sentenced on January 14, 2025, and faces a maximum penalty of twenty years in prison. A federal district judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

U.S. Attorney Todd Gee, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Anessa Daniels-McCaw, and Regional Agent in Charge Whitney Woodruff of the Bureau of Indian Affairs made the announcement.

The Choctaw Police Department, the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration all investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin J. Payne and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian K. Burns prosecuted the case.