A Colbert County man has been charged for violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and United States Marshal Martin Keely.
A one-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges Michael Shane McDaniel, 56, of Plainfield, Indiana, with failing to register or update his registration as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
McDaniel was convicted of child molestation in the Marion Superior Court in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was required to register as a sex offender under SORNA.
Following this conviction, McDaniel travelled across state lines from Indiana to Alabama and did not register as a sex offender. McDaniel was arrested in Colbert County, Alabama, on April 16, 2025. McDaniel will be detained and held in federal custody pending disposition of this case.
The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 implemented SORNA and established a comprehensive national system for the registration of sex offenders.
The Act requires anyone convicted of specified crimes to register with the national sex offender registry. It is a federal felony offence for sex offenders to travel to another state and fail to register. Federal violations of SORNA can result in imprisonment for up to 10 years.
The U.S. Marshals Service for the Northern District of Alabama investigated the case along with the U.S. Marshals Service for the Southern District of Indiana, the U.S. Marshals Service Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, the Hendricks County, Indiana Sheriff’s Office, and the Colbert County, Alabama Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney R. Leann White is prosecuting the case.
