Rapid City Man Indicted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced a federal grand jury has indicted a Rapid City, South Dakota, man for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.

Bradley Makes Room For Them, age 38, was indicted in June of 2022. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Moreno on December 12, 2022, and pleaded not guilty to the Indictment.

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

Makes Room For Them was convicted of Aggravated Sexual Abuse in September of 2003. As a result of this conviction, he is required to register as a sex offender. It is alleged that between March 16, 2022, and April 25, 2022, Makes Room For Them, a person required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, and a sex offender by reason of a conviction under federal law, failed to properly register and update his registration.

The charge is merely an accusation and Makes Room For Them is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. 

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

Makes Room For Them was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial. A trial date has not been set.