McLaughlin Man Listed on Sex Offender Registry
McLaughlin (trfnews.i234.me) — Joseph Milo Follows The Road appears on South Dakota’s sex offender registry.
The supplied record identifies Follows The Road as a Tier 1 registrant.
The current state profile lists McLaughlin, South Dakota, as his residence community.
The supplied information gives January 20, 2026, as his last verification date.
The public state profile displays January 22, 2025, as its update date.
TRF News is not publishing the exact street address shown in registration records.
Readers can review the official South Dakota registry profile.
Federal Incest Conviction
The registry lists a federal incest conviction dated November 30, 2015.
The state profile says the offense involved an adult female.
Federal prosecutors said the case involved Follows The Road’s adult daughter.
He was indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2015.
He pleaded guilty on August 31, 2015.
Follows The Road was sentenced on November 30, 2015.
The sentence included federal custody through December 15, 2015.
The court also imposed a $100 special assessment.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office published details about the federal case.
The supplied registry record cites 18 U.S.C. § 1153.
That federal statute includes incest among specified crimes committed within Indian country.
Readers can review 18 U.S.C. § 1153.
Registry Status
The state profile currently labels Follows The Road as compliant.
The same page also contains a registration-law violation notice.
The notice references several South Dakota registration statutes.
The public page does not explain why both statements appear.
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is listed as his registering agency.
The current registry lists him at five feet, 10 inches tall.
His current listed weight is 210 pounds.
The profile lists black hair and brown eyes.
The supplied record instead listed 195 pounds and gray hair.
Public registry details can change when agencies receive updated information.
Readers should rely on official government records for current information.
The National Sex Offender Public Website offers another government search resource.
This article concerns a previous federal conviction and continuing registration requirements.
It does not describe a new arrest or a new criminal allegation.
I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.
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