JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A man was sentenced for causing a home invasion while he was in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) for a state sentence.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Sean Patrick Curtis, 29, was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Court documents stated that on the evening of January 17, 2023, two men entered a home in Nevada, where a couple and their two minor children were present. The victims were held at gunpoint and an adult victim was assaulted and robbed.

Investigators learned that Curtis directed the men to the home. At the time, he was serving a sentence in MDOC. Authorities said Curtis communicated through social media applications and FaceTime to orchestrate the home invasion and target a former girlfriend.

Curtis pled guilty to cyberstalking earlier this year. He was sentenced to 144 months imprisonment followed by a three-year term of supervised release for the offense.

This case was investigated by the FBI.