Gary Lewis Halfe, Failing to Register as a Sex Offender, South Dakota 2020

Rapid City Man Fails to Register as Sex Offender

A Rapid City, South Dakota man has been indicted for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender. Gary Lewis Halfe, a/k/a Gary Redstone, age 66, was indicted in August of 2020 for failing to register as a sex offender between February 2020 and May 2020 in Rapid City.

Halfe, a/k/a Gary Redstone, failed to register as a sex offender as required of him under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to 10 years in custody and/or a $250,000 fine, a minimum of five years of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.

Halfe appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Daneta Wollmann on October 19, 2022, and pleaded not guilty to the Indictment. He was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial. A trial date has not been set.

The investigation is being conducted by the United States Marshal Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin Patterson is prosecuting the case.

Halfe was 66 years old at the time of the indictment. The charge is merely an accusation and Halfe is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Halfe is facing up to 10 years in custody and/or a $250,000 fine, a minimum of five years of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered if convicted.

For more information, contact the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota.

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