A man from Mission, South Dakota was sentenced to federal prison on July 6, 2026, after being convicted of failing to register as a sex offender, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte imposed the sentence, according to the Justice Department. Mission is a community in South Dakota.

U.S. Attorney Ron Parsons announced the outcome of the case, the Justice Department said. The charge against the man was Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.

The Justice Department confirmed that the sentence carries federal prison time. The conviction stems from the man's failure to meet registration requirements imposed on sex offenders under federal law.