MAY 2022:
A 62 year old Rapid City man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender has been sentenced in federal court in South Dakota.
Gregory Kent Davis must spend 17 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release and pay a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
The conviction stems from Davis failing to register as a sex offender as required by state law between June 22, 2021, and July 21, 2021. Davis left South Dakota on a bus for Pennsylvania without notifying officials in either location. He was apprehended a month later. Davis had previously been convicted of a sex offense in state court which requires him to register for 15 years from the time of his release.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service.
DECEMBER 2021:
A 61 year old man from Rapid City has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
Gregory Kent Davis pled not guilty.
The Indictment alleges that between June 22, 2021, and July 21, 2021, Davis who had been convicted under State law, and having traveled in interstate commerce, knowingly failed to register and update his registration.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to 10 years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, life of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The investigation is being conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey C. Clapper is prosecuting the case.
Davis was remanded to the custody of the State pending trial which has been set for February 22, 2022.
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