Michigan Man Sentenced for Failing to Register as Sex Offender
Deon Andre Green, 38, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for failing to register as a sex offender, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Virginia.
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Aug 21, 2026, 1:46 p.m. ETFirst report
Michigan Man Sentenced for Failing to Register as Sex Offender
A Michigan man who called himself a "sovereign diplomat" and lived in a makeshift camp in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest was sentenced on August 21, 2026, to 33 months in federal prison for failing to register as a convicted sex offender, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Virginia.
Deon Andre Green, 38, also known as "Dalayah Assir Yahar'al," was convicted by a jury in May 2026 of failing to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Court documents state that in December 2025, U.S. Forest Service personnel found Green living at a camp with nine children. He allegedly provided a fake name and forged identity documents, but was identified as a Michigan sex offender convicted in 2011 of third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Investigators determined Green had stopped registering as a sex offender in 2017. At sentencing, the court found he obstructed justice by lying on the witness stand and misleading law enforcement. He was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release after prison.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert N. Tracci, who announced the sentence, said, "This office will aggressively target those who place our communities at risk by failing to register as sex offenders." The case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Forest Service, and Virginia State Police, and prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Browne.
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