Jackson Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Bank Robbery

Jackson, MS - A Jackson man pleaded guilty on September 28, 2026, in federal court to Armed Bank Robbery of a local Chase Bank located.

According to court documents, and statements made in court, on May 9, 2026, Christopher Quency Carter entered the bank and robbed it at gunpoint.

Christopher Quency Carter is scheduled to be sentenced on January 26, 2027, and faces a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

U.S. Attorney J.E. Baxter Kruger of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Robert Eikhoff of the Federal Bureau of Investigation made the announcement.

The case was investigated by the FBI.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Amber Jones is prosecuting the case.

This case was investigated as part of Operation Take Back America (https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1393746/dl?inline) a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).