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Monday, March 25, 2024
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Mississippi
Jackson, Miss. – A Tucker man pleaded guilty in federal court today to enticement of a minor.
According to court documents, Antonio Deron Wallace, 35, used Facebook Messenger to entice a minor to meet him for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity. Court records show that the offense occurred in the Tucker Community of the Choctaw Indian Reservation in 2019.
In 2021, Wallace was indicted by a federal grand jury for enticement of a minor.
Wallace is scheduled to be sentenced on June 24, 2024, and faces not less than ten years and up to life 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 W. Gee and Acting Special Agent in Charge Maher Dimachkie 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. Attorney Kevin J. Payne and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian K. Burns prosecuted the case.
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