Former Interim Hinds County Sheriff Marshand Crisler (center) enters the federal courthouse with his wife Eva and attorney John Collette, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Former interim Hinds County sheriff Marshand Crisler is appealing bribery and ammunition charges stemming from his 2021 campaign, arguing that the federal government played on his relationship with a former supporter to entrap him.
Crisler had asked Tonarri Moore, who donated to past campaigns, for a financial contribution for the sheriff’s race. Moore said he would donate if Crisler helped with several requests. Without the previous relationship, Crisler would not have acted, his attorney argues, and Crisler had no reason to believe he was being bribed…