Mitchell Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Mitchell, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.

Russell Duane Hubbeling, age 57, was indicted on October 5, 2021.  He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Veronica L. Duffy on October 8, 2021, 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, life of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.  Restitution may also be ordered.

The Indictment alleges that Hubbeling, who had previously been convicted of a sex crime and required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, failed to do so between August 5, 2021, and September 2, 2021.

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

The investigation is being conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey C. Clapper is prosecuting the case.   

Hubbeling was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial, which has been set for December 14, 2021.