Rapid City Man Sentenced for Failure to Register

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on September 5, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.

Timothy Red Elk, age 38, was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison, 5 years of Supervised Release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.

Red Elk was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 15, 2018. He pled guilty on June 27, 2018.

The conviction stems from Red Elk, who is a person required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, and a sex offender by reason of conviction under Federal Law, did knowingly fail to register and updated his registration between March 14, 2018 and March 22, 2018.

This case was investigated by the United States Marshal Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Miller prosecuted the case.

Red Elk was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.