Broken Arrow Resident Pleads Guilty To Failure To Register As A Sex Offender

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Dale Lynn Taylor, age 59, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Failure to Register as Sex Offender.

The Indictment alleged that Taylor was convicted of Rape—Second Degree in the State of Oklahoma on May 28, 2014, and was required to register as a sex offender.  From April 2, 2019, until July 8, 2024, Taylor failed to register and update his registration despite entering, leaving, or residing in Indian country, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

The charge arose from an investigation by the United States Marshals Service Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force.

The Honorable Jason A. Robertson, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.  Taylor will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Dak T. Cohen represented the United States.