HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Former interim Hinds County Sheriff Marshand Crisler has reported to federal prison. He is being held at Beckley FCI in West Virginia.

Crisler was convicted by a federal jury in November 2024 on the charges of soliciting a bribe and providing ammunition to a convicted felon. He was previously denied a motion for a new trial.

The evidence at trial showed that shortly after becoming sheriff, Crisler solicited and accepted $9,500 in cash bribes from a convicted felon over three months, from September through November 2021. 

In exchange for that money, prosecutors said Crisler agreed to provide favors through his position as Hinds County Sheriff. These favors included sharing information concerning future criminal investigations involving the bribe payor, moving a jailed family member to a better place within the Hinds County Jail, and hiring the bribe payor to work at the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office.

According to prosecutors, these actions took place during Crisler’s previous unsuccessful campaign for Hinds County sheriff in 2021.

The court documents also stated that Crisler gave ammunition to a person he knew to be a convicted felon. It is against federal law for a public official to solicit or accept bribes.

Crisler pled not guilty to the charges against him.

On February 11, 2025, a judge sentenced Crisler, 55, to 30 months in prison for each count, which will be served concurrently. He was also ordered to pay a $15,000 fine.