Octavius Durdley, Sex Offender Registration Violation, Florida 2023

A convicted sex offender has been sentenced to prison for failing to register in Florida, according to recent reports.

Octavius Durdley, 47, of Archer, Florida, was sentenced to six years in federal prison and a lifetime of supervised release after a jury found him guilty of failing to register as a sexual offender under the Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act.

The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

According to court records and trial testimony, the defendant, who was designated as a sex offender following a 2010 conviction for receipt and possession of child pornography, purposefully did not complete the required registration upon his release from prison in December 2024. This is the defendant’s second conviction for failing to register as a sex offender in the Northern District of Florida.

The defendant was also sentenced to an additional year and two months in prison for violating the conditions of his supervised release, for a total of seven years and two months to be served.

Acting United States Marshal Greg Leljedal remarked: “If you are a convicted sex offender and fail to register, the U.S. Marshals will track you down and bring you to justice. Octavius Durdley attempted to evade the law and will now be behind bars for the next 7 years.”

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices that serve as the nation’s principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General. For more information, visit the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida website.

The conviction was the result of an investigation by the United States Marshals Service. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Adam Hapner.

The crime occurred in Gainesville, Florida and the defendant is Octavius Durdley, a 47-year-old resident of Archer, Florida. The defendant was charged with failing to register as a sexual offender under the Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act. The defendant was sentenced to seven years and two months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release.

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