January 11, 2021
Joseph Blue Bird, 33, Rapid City, convicted of third failure to register as a sex offender, was sentenced by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange to 21 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Blue Bird was indicted by a federal grand jury on August 11, 2020. He pled guilty on November 6, 2020. …