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

United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.

Daniel Tobacco, age 24, was indicted on July 18, 2017. Tobacco appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Daneta Wollmann on July 19, 2017, and pleaded not guilty to the Indictment.

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

The charge relates to Tobacco failing to register and update his registration as a convicted sex offender between May 9, 2017, and May 25, 2017.

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

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

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