Lincoln Man Sentenced for Failing to Register under SORNA

United States Attorney Joe P. Kelly announced that Terrell Williams, 51, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison by Chief United States District Judge John M. Gerrard for failing to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). After serving his prison term, Williams will be also be required to serve 5 years of supervised release and register as a sex offender.

SORNA, also known as the Adam Walsh Protection and Safety Act, requires that a convicted sex offender register in each jurisdiction where the offender resides, where the offender is employed, or where the offender is a student, and that the sex offender maintain current registrations.  Williams was required to register as a sex offender because he had been convicted of aggravated rape in 1990 in Shelby County, Tennessee.  This conviction required that Mr. Williams register as a sex offender for life in the state of Tennessee, and by federal law, in any other state to which he moved.

In July 2018 Williams was arrested and charged with 3rd Degree Domestic Assault in Lincoln, Nebraska.  At the time of that incident, Williams’s listed address was the same as the victim.  Williams admitted that he had been living in Lincoln, Nebraska since July 15, 2018. He also admitted that he did not notify Tennessee authorities that he was leaving that state.

This case was investigated by the United States Marshals Service.