New York Man Sentenced to 48 Months’ Imprisonment for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

SCRANTON - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Darnell Ney, age 42, of Attica, New York, was sentenced to 48 months' imprisonment and 10 years' supervised release by United States District Judge Karoline Mehalchick, for failure to register as a sex offender.

According to the United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, in 2022 Ney was convicted of attempted rape and criminal contempt in New York. As a result of his conviction, he is required to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) for a period of twenty years. Following his release from prison in New York, Ney fled to Pennsylvania and failed to register his change of address as required by law.

On February 2, 2025, Ney was arrested by the Pennsylvania State Police in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania for assaulting an adult female. On July 2, 2025, Ney was convicted of unlawful restraint and terroristic threats and was sentenced in the Susquehanna Court of Common Pleas to 10 to 120 months' imprisonment. Judge Mehalchick ordered that Ney's federal sentence shall commence after service of his state sentence.

The investigation was conducted by the United States Marshals Service (USMS); the Pennsylvania State Police, the Wyoming County Sherriff's Department in Warsaw, New York; and the Wyoming County District Attorney's Office in Warsaw, New York. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Tatum R. Wilson.

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