Source: United States Department of Justice News
PIERRE – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. The sentencing took place on March 29, 2023.
Daniel Red Horse, Jr. age 52, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Red Horse was indicted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender by a federal grand jury in August of 2022. He pleaded guilty on December 28, 2022.
Red Horse has two prior federal sex offense convictions. As a result, Red Horse is required to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. Between May 2, 2022, and June 3, 2022, Red Horse did knowingly fail to register and update his registration. This is his eighth conviction for failing to register.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Miller prosecuted the case.
Red Horse was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.