Maryland Resident Enters Plea To Failure To Update Sex Offender Registration

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on April 19, 2013. It is reproduced in full below.

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CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A 36-year old Baltimore, Maryland, resident entered a plea of guilty on April 16, 2013, in United States District Court in Clarksburg before Magistrate Judge John S. Kaull.

United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced that: TIMOTHY WAYNE WALDEN entered a plea of guilty to “Failure to Update Sex Offender Registration." From Nov. 12, 2012, to Jan. 17, 2013, in Bayard, West Virginia, WALDEN knowingly failed to update a registration pursuant to the Sex Offender Notification Act. WALDEN, who is in custody pending sentencing, faces up to 10 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.

These cases was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn A. Morgan and were investigated by the United States Marshals Service.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys