A Meridian man pleaded guilty on March 19 to threatening to unlawfully damage and destroy a building on the Choctaw Indian Reservation, according to U.S. Attorney Baxter Kruger of the Southern District of Mississippi and Gabriel Billie, Director of Choctaw Public Safety for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
Court documents show that Joshua Mark Davis, 37, used a phone inside the Silver Star Hotel & Casino at the Pearl River Resort on the Choctaw Indian Reservation to make a bomb threat. In May 2022, a federal grand jury indicted Davis on this charge.
Davis is scheduled for sentencing on June 16, 2026. He faces up to ten years in prison. The final sentence will be determined by a federal district judge after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
U.S. Attorney Baxter Kruger commended the work of the Choctaw Police Department of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in investigating this case. The prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorneys Kevin J. Payne and Brian K. Burns, along with Special Assistant United States Attorney Kalleigh McCoy.
The case highlights ongoing efforts by law enforcement agencies to address threats against public safety.
