A Mississippi inmate will spend an additional 12 years in prison after orchestrating a home invasion while behind bars.
According to documents and evidence presented in court, on the evening of January 17, 2023, two men entered a home in the State of Nevada, where a couple and their two minor children were present. The victims were held at gunpoint, and an unidentified adult victim was assaulted and robbed.
Investigators later learned that Sean Patrick Curtis directed the men to the home. At the time, Curtis was serving a sentence in the Mississippi Department of Corrections. He communicated through social media applications and FaceTime to plan the home invasion and target a former girlfriend. Curtis pleaded guilty to cyberstalking earlier this year.
Following his time in prison, Curtis will be required to serve a three-year term of supervised release for the offense.
“This defendant, from prison, directed a home invasion which terrorized a family and could have ended in greater tragedy,” U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner said. “Great investigative work by our partners at the FBI, and the work done by AUSA Addison led to the proper result – prison for a violent offender.”
This case was investigated by the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorney Julie Howell Addison prosecuted the case.
