White River Sex Offender Gets 13 Months for Failing to Register

A 45-year-old White River, South Dakota man has been sentenced to 13 months in federal prison for failing to register as a sex offender, violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) and South Dakota law.

Nathan First In Trouble, 45, of White River, was convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender and sentenced to 13 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.

The sentencing took place on June 10, 2024, in Pierre, South Dakota, before Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court. First In Trouble was indicted by a federal grand jury in December of 2023 and pleaded guilty on March 21, 2024.

On December 12, 1995, First In Trouble was convicted in Mellette County, South Dakota of Sexual Contact With a Person Incapable of Consenting. On April 13, 1998, he was also convicted of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in U.S. District Court in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Both convictions required him to register as a sex offender under the provisions of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) and South Dakota law.

First In Trouble failed to update his registration between July 29, 2022, and December 12, 2023. 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.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Maher prosecuted the case. First In Trouble was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.