United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Mississippi

07/01/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/01/2024 09:13

Standing Pine Man Sentenced to Almost 4 Years in Prison for Domestic Violence Assault on Choctaw Indian Reservation

Press Release

Standing Pine Man Sentenced to Almost 4 Years in Prison for Domestic Violence Assault on Choctaw Indian Reservation

Monday, July 1, 2024
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi

Jackson, Miss. - A Standing Pine man was sentenced to 46 months in in federal prison for a domestic assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

According to court documents, Kendall D. Ben, 31, physically assaulted his girlfriend in the Standing Pine Community of the Choctaw Indian Reservation.

Ben was indicted by a federal grand jury on January 25, 2022. He pled guilty on February 17, 2023, to assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

U.S. Attorney Todd Gee and Special Agent in Charge Robert Eikhoff of the Federal Bureau of Investigation made the announcement.

The Choctaw Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the case.

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

Updated July 1, 2024
Topic
Indian Country Law and Justice