Harlan Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – On August 11, 2023, a Harlan man was sentenced to 21 months in prison for failing to register as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).

According to public court documents, Tyrone Peacock, 32, registered as a sex offender in Illinois in May 2020. Yet, in March 2022, Peacock obtained an Iowa identification card listing a residence in Harlan, Iowa. Peacock resided in and was employed in Iowa, and failed to register, in violation of the requirements of SORNA.

After his prison sentence, Peacock must serve a five-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Harlan Police Department, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation investigated the case.