Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on October 13, 2021, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.

Theophile Jesse Taken Alive, age 38, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.

Taken Alive was indicted by a federal grand jury on April 6, 2021.  He pled guilty on July 12, 2021.

The conviction stems from Taken Alive failing to register as a sex offender as required by federal law between March 19, 2020, and November 3, 2020.  Taken Alive had previously been convicted of a sex offense in federal court which requires him to register for the rest of his life.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey C. Clapper prosecuted the case.

Taken Alive was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.