Minnesota Sex Offender Sentenced To Federal Prison For Failing To Register As A Sex Offender While On the Run In Florida

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida,
today announced the sentencing of Michael Gilbert Brown, 40, of Minnesota, after he pled guilty to
one count of failing to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and
Notification Act (SORNA). Brown was sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison by the U.S. District
Court in Tallahassee.

Brown, who was convicted in 2012 of third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a 14-year- old
teen, entered a halfway house after he was released from a Minnesota prison in 2018. Within a month
of his release, Brown fled from the halfway house and was considered a fugitive. Brown was
subsequently located in Tallahassee, Florida, where he was arrested in July 2018. An investigation
revealed that Brown left Minnesota with his girlfriend and her child using a bus ticket issued
under a false name. It was also determined that Brown knowingly failed to notify the State of
Minnesota of his intent to relocate to Florida, and that he failed to register as a sex offender
with the State of Florida upon his arrival in Tallahassee.

In addition to the sentence of 30 months of incarceration in federal prison, Brown was ordered to
serve five years of supervised release and to participate in and successfully complete a sex
offender treatment program.

Assistant United States Attorney Justin M. Keen prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the
United States Marshals Service with assistance from Ramsey County (Minnesota) Community
Corrections, Predatory Offender Unit. Don Ladner, United States Marshal for the Northern District
of Florida, stated “the U.S. Marshals are deeply committed to protecting our society from sex
offenders who fail to register as required by law.”

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices that
serve as the nation’s principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General. To access
public court documents online, please visit the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
Florida website.  For more information about the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern
District of Florida, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/fln/index.html.