A Wanblee, South Dakota man has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for failing to register as a sex offender. U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler delivered the sentence on January 26, 2026.
Bradlee Doyle, age 22, received a sentence that includes five years of supervised release after his prison term and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in August 2025 and pleaded guilty in October of that year.
Doyle was previously convicted of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in November 2023 in the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota. Under federal law, he is required to update his registration every time he changes addresses. According to court documents, Doyle registered an address in Rapid City, South Dakota in July 2025 but failed to update his information after leaving that residence. Authorities stated that he knowingly did not fulfill his legal obligation and was located and arrested on the Pine Ridge Reservation in August 2025.
“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. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.”
The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service with prosecution led by Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan Poppen.
Following sentencing, Doyle was remanded into custody.
