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Rapid City Man Sentenced to Over 2 Years in Federal Prison for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender

Garrett Yellow Hair, 44, was sentenced on August 24, 2026, to two years and six months in federal prison for failing to register as a sex offender.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 26, 2026, 11:56 a.m. ET
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A Rapid City, South Dakota, man was on August 24, 2026, to two years and six months in federal prison for failing to register as a sex offender, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Dakota. Garrett Yellow Hair, 44, pleaded guilty on April 20, 2026, to the charge. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in January 2026. The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Ron Parsons on August 26, 2026. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Yellow Hair was convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact of a Child in August 2007, which required him to register as a sex offender for life under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). In November 2023, he was convicted of a federal charge of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. After his release from the Pennington County Jail on September 8, 2025, Yellow Hair updated his address but did not actually reside at that address between September and October 2025, knowing he was in violation of SORNA. In addition to the prison term, Yellow Hair was to five years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. He was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service. The case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service and prosecuted by Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin Patterson.

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