Conehatta Man Pleads Guilty to Transportation of a Minor for Sexual Activity
Jackson, MS / Thursday, September 24, 2026 – On September 23, 2026, a Conehatta man pleaded guilty to Transportation of a Minor with the Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity.
According to court documents, Taterrian Tyron Anderson, 22, transported a minor from her home in Oklahoma to his home in the Conehatta Community of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Reservation. Anderson’s purpose was to have sex with the minor. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in October of 2025.
U.S. Attorney Baxter Kruger of the Southern District of Mississippi, and Robert Eikhoff, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Jackson Office, made the announcement.
Anderson is scheduled to be sentenced in January of 2027 and faces incarceration of not less than ten years to life in prison. A federal district judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The Choctaw Police Department, Oklahoma City Police Department, the City of Union Police Department, and the FBI located in Oklahoma and Mississippi investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kevin J. Payne, Brian K. Burns and Special Assistant United States Attorney Kalleigh McCoy prosecuted the case.
Contact
Tara McDaniel
Public Affairs Officer
Tara.McDaniel@usdoj.gov
Source: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi
