United States of America v. Wilbert Lindsay Ransom

According to court documents and statements made in open court, Wilbert Lindsay Ransom pleaded guilty today after being indicted by a federal grand jury. Ransom pleaded guilty to one count of Bank Robbery. Ransom's charges stemmed from the May 27, 2025, robbery of the Trustmark National Bank branch location on Woodrow Wilson Avenue in Jackson. Security footage from the incident showed Ransom enter the bank and approach the teller window with a hand-written demand note. In one angle of the security footage, Ransom is shown reaching into his pocket and removing a folding knife while making his demand. Ransom fled from the bank and was later arrested in Brandon the same day.



Ransom is scheduled to be sentenced on January 9, 2026. Ransom faces a penalty of up to 20 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.



Acting U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Lemon of the Southern District of Mississippi and FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Eikhoff made the announcement.



The Jackson Field Office of the FBI investigated the matter with assistance from the Capitol Police Department and the Brandon Police Department.



Assistant U.S. Attorney Samuel Goff is prosecuting the case.



This case is 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).