JUNE 2022:
A Mobridge man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender has been given his punishment by a US District Court Judge.
Justin Jerome Howard, age 39, was sentenced to 12 months in federal prison, five years of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
Howard, a person required to register as a sex offender by reason of a conviction under federal law, knowingly failed to register and update his registration between August 17, 2021, and August 29, 2021, while living near Kenel, South Dakota.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Mobridge Police Department.
NOVEMBER 2021:
A federal grand jury has indicted a 38 year old man from Mobridge for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
Justin Jerome Howard pled not guilty.
The Indictment alleges that between August 17, 2021, and August 29, 2021, near Kennel, South Dakota, Howard, 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 and update his registration.
The maximum penalty if convicted is 10 years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, a lifetime of supervised release, and payment of $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The investigation is being conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Mobridge Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron J. Cook is prosecuting the case.
Howard was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial. A trial date has not been set.
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