McLaughlin Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

ABERDEEN - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on January 18, 2023, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.

Mikal White Mountain, age 39, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.

White Mountain was indicted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender by a federal grand jury in December of 2021. He pleaded guilty on October 17, 2022.

White Mountain was convicted of Gross Sexual Imposition in North Dakota in 2005. Accordingly, White Mountain is required to register as a sex offender and to update his registration within three business days of relocation or changing employment. Between September 4, 2021, and December 14, 2021, White Mountain failed to properly register as a sex offender and update his registration.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service, the Corson County Sheriff’s Office, the North Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, and the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron Cook prosecuted the case.

White Mountain was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.