Rapid City Man Sentenced to Over 2 ½ Years in Federal Prison for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. The sentencing took place on March 17, 2025.

Trevor Red Bird, age 36, was sentenced to two years and nine months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Red Bird was indicted by a federal grand jury in November 2024. He pleaded guilty on January 8, 2025.

Red Bird was convicted in U.S. District Court of Abusive Sexual Contact in May 2008. As a result of this conviction, he is required to register as a sex offender and to update his registration. Red Bird was convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender in 2017, 2019, and 2022. In December 2023, Red Bird was released from prison and began supervised release in Rapid City. Initially, Red Bird properly updated his registration. In May 2024, however, he moved from his registered address but did not update his registration. An arrest warrant was subsequently issued and on October 5, 2024, Red Bird was arrested in Rapid City.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Rapid City Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk Albertson prosecuted the case.

Red Bird was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.