United States of America v. Joseph Rimero Rutherford

Abington, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with failing to register as a sex offender.

Joseph Rimero Rutherford, 34, of North Carolina, habitually resided in an apartment in Bristol, Virginia. Rutherford failed to register in Virginia or update his registration in North Carolina as required by SORNA. Rutherford is required to register as a sex offender and comply with SORNA because of his 2015 federal convictions for the possession and distribution of child pornography out of the District Court for the District of Columbia.

SORNA is part of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 and provides a comprehensive set of minimum standards for sex offender registration and notification in the United States. SORNA seeks to strengthen the nationwide network of sex offender registration and notification programs, in part by requiring registered sex offenders to register and keep their registration current in each jurisdiction in which they reside, work, or go to school.

The United States Marshals Service and the Bristol, Virginia Police Department investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Carrie Macon prosecuted the case.

18:2250.F - FAILURE TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER - 18:2250(a) - (07/2022)

CBOP: Ct. 1, 18 months to be served consecutive to any sentence imposed in the Western District of North Carolina, case number DNCW117CR000107-001, and consecutive to any state court sentences received from Bristol General District Court, Bristol VA in GC24000493 Property Damage and GC2000494 Failure to Register. Deft to received credit for any time served; SR: 5 years to run concurrent with any term of supervision pending in the Western District of North Carolina; SA: $100.00