Sioux Falls Man Found Not Guilty of Failure to Register

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man was acquitted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender as a result of a federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota, beginning mid-morning on May 2, 2019, and concluding in the afternoon of May 2, 2019.

Phillip Running, age 32, was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 13, 2019.

The charge alleged that between December 14, 2018, and December 20, 2018, Running, a person required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, and a sex offender by reason of conviction under law, failed to register and update his registration.

The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service.  The U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuted the case.