Rosebud Man Indicted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.

Garrett Alan Heck, age 23, was indicted on September 11, 2018.  He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on September 28, 2018, 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, 5 years of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.  Restitution may also be ordered.

Heck was convicted of Aggravated Sexual Abuse in July 2012.  As a result of this conviction, he is required to register as a sex offender.  It is alleged that between April 27, 2018, and July 2018, Heck, a person required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, and a sex offender by reason of conviction under Federal Law, failed to properly register as a sex offender.

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

The investigation is being conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Elmore is prosecuting the case.   

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