Isabel Man Charged with Failure to Appear

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Isabel, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Appear.

Theodore Taylor, age 34, was indicted on October 16, 2019.  He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on October 24, 2019, and pled not guilty to the Indictment.

The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to 10 years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, 3 years of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.  Restitution may also be ordered.

The Indictment alleges that on August 17, 2019, Taylor disobeyed and resisted an order and command of the U.S. District Court, in that he failed to surrender and serve a sentence.

The charge is merely an accusation and Taylor is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. 

The investigation is being conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Miller is prosecuting the case.   

Taylor was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial.  A trial date has not been set.