Overview
- The U.S. Attorney filed an emergency motion to revoke a magistrate’s release order and request detention pending trial, prompting a 24-hour stay that keeps Whiteside in custody.
- The magistrate had approved 24/7 home confinement with an ankle monitor and a $60,000 unsecured bond, contingent on compliant housing and other restrictions.
- A federal indictment unsealed this week charges two counts of transporting a minor across state lines in July 2024 and one count of using interstate commerce to entice a minor from May through November 2024.
- Whiteside pleaded not guilty at her initial federal appearance after previously pleading guilty in state court to sexual battery of a minor, which led to three years of house arrest and sex-offender registration.
- Government filings allege she groomed the minor and the family in her church role and cite Mississippi corrections ankle-monitor data showing a visit to a home with small children as evidence of ongoing risk.