{"id":43509,"date":"2026-08-15T18:56:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T23:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=43509"},"modified":"2026-08-12T20:32:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T01:32:22","slug":"belcourt-man-listed-as-tier-3-offender-in-registry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/belcourt-man-listed-as-tier-3-offender-in-registry\/","title":{"rendered":"Belcourt Man Listed as Tier 3 Offender in Registry"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Belcourt Man Listed as Tier 3 Offender in Registry<\/h2>\n<p><strong>BELCOURT, N.D.<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Registration information supplied to TRF News identifies Melvin Matthew Peltier as a Tier 3 offender in Belcourt.<\/p>\n<p>The record lists Peltier&#8217;s last verification date as July 17, 2026. It also lists gross sexual imposition as the offense.<\/p>\n<h2>Registry Record Lists 1997 Conviction<\/h2>\n<p>The supplied record shows a conviction date of January 14, 1997, for gross sexual imposition. It lists the offense under code 26.1205.<\/p>\n<p>North Dakota also lists gross sexual imposition under Section 12.1-20-03 of the state Century Code.<\/p>\n<p>The law covers several forms of prohibited sexual conduct.<\/p>\n<p>The exact facts behind Peltier&#8217;s case are not detailed in the information supplied to TRF News.<\/p>\n<p>The registry entry should be used as public safety information.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Replace the image URL below with the verified official mugshot URL. --><\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center; margin: 24px auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px; width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PELTIER-MELVIN-MATTHEW.jpg\" alt=\"Melvin Matthew Peltier mugshot\" \/><figcaption>Melvin Matthew Peltier. Image from official registration records.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Residents Can Check Current Registry Information<\/h2>\n<p>Residents can review current details through the <a href=\"https:\/\/sexoffender.nd.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Dakota Sex Offender Registry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The registry is operated through the North Dakota Attorney General&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>The state website allows searches by offender name and location. It also provides information about registration laws.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review the <a href=\"https:\/\/ndlegis.gov\/cencode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Dakota Century Code<\/a> for current state law.<\/p>\n<p>People should check the official registry before relying on older reports. Registry information can change when updated records are received.<\/p>\n<p>The North Dakota registry explains that certain convictions require registration.<\/p>\n<p>That can include equivalent convictions from tribal, federal, or other courts.<\/p>\n<h2>Public Information and Safety<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsopw.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Sex Offender Public Website<\/a> also provides access to participating registries.<\/p>\n<p>It can help users search beyond North Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>TRF News is not publishing a street address in this report. Readers seeking location information should use the official registry.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied registration record lists Peltier&#8217;s birth date as January 22, 1966.<\/p>\n<p>It also lists black hair and brown eyes. The record gives a height of five feet, nine inches.<\/p>\n<p>Public registry information is designed to help residents make informed safety decisions.<\/p>\n<p>It does not replace official court records.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone seeking case documents should contact the appropriate court or records office.<\/p>\n<p>Readers should verify current registry information before acting on it.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Belcourt man is listed as a Tier 3 offender in records supplied to TRF News, tied to a 1997 gross sexual imposition conviction case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[13],"tags":[8646,2253,22938,8525,16293,22761,786],"class_list":["post-43509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sex-offenders","tag-belcourt-nd","tag-gross-sexual-imposition","tag-melvin-matthew-peltier","tag-north-dakota-sex-offender-registry","tag-rolette-county-news","tag-tier-3-offender","tag-trf-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43509"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44159,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43509\/revisions\/44159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}