JACKSON, Miss. ( WJTV ) – Three tribal members were sentenced for their roles in a murder that occurred in the Pearl River Community of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Reservation in September 2023.
3 arrested, 3 wanted in Moss Point homicide
According to court documents, Michael Jeffrey Shaffer, Sr., 48, and Montero Ray Willis, 22, were both sentenced to prison for murder in the second degree. Shaffer was sentenced to 262 months, and Montero was sentenced 151 months. Deyonkia Alice Willis, 32, was sentenced to 60 months for the crime of accessory after the fact.
All three were previously indicted by a federal grand jury in November 2023 and previously pled guilty.
The Choctaw Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the case as part of the Project Safe Neighborhood’s Tribal Initiative.
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