JANUARY 2023:
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a McLaughlin man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
Mikal White Mountain, age 39, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
White Mountain was convicted of Gross Sexual Imposition in North Dakota in 2005. Accordingly, White Mountain is required to register as a sex offender and to update his registration within three business days of relocation or changing employment. Between September 4, 2021, and December 14, 2021, White Mountain failed to properly register as a sex offender and update his registration.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service, the Corson County Sheriff’s Office, the North Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, and the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron Cook prosecuted the case.
JANUARY 2022:
A 38 year old man from McLaughlin has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
Mikal John White Mountain pled not guilty.
The Indictment alleges that White Mountain, a person required to register as a sex offender, knowingly failed to register and update his registration after traveling in interstate commerce and residing in Indian country between September 4, 2021, and December 14, 2021, while living in McLaughlin.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to ten years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, five years of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The investigation is being conducted by U.S. Marshals Service, the Corson County Sheriff’s Office, the North Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, and the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron J. Cook is prosecuting the case.
White Mountain was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial.
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