United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on April 19, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
Tyrell Thin Elk, age 35, was sentenced to 21 months in custody, followed by 5 years of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
Thin Elk was indicted by a federal grand jury on October 12, 2016. He pled guilty on March 8, 2017.
The conviction stems from Thin Elk failing to register as a sex offender as required by federal law in August of 2016. Thin Elk had previously been convicted of a sex offense in federal court, which requires him to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney Troy R. Morley prosecuted the case.
Thin Elk was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.