Woman given 46 months for conspiracy

Woman given 46 months for conspiracy

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JACKSON — A Neshoba County woman was sentenced to 46 months in prison for her role in a conspiracy to distribute hydrocodone and methamphetamine on the Choctaw Indian Reservation, the authorities said.

The woman, Joyce Cauthen, 55, of the Pearl River community, participated in the conspiracy to distribute the hydrocodone and methamphetamine, according to court documents. She was indicted by a federal grand jury and pleaded guilty on February 10, 2023, to possession with intent to distribute hydrocodone.

Cauthen was sentenced to 46 years in prison, according to a release issued by the U. S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Mississippi issued on Friday, May 19, by U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca, Special Agent in Charge Brad Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Regional Agent in Charge Whitney Woodruff of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

U.S. Attorney LaMarca commended the work of the Choctaw Police Department of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs which investigated the case. 

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kevin J. Payne and Special Assistant United States Attorney Brian K. Burns.






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