CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Thomas Bradley Upole, Jr., of Terra Alta, West Virginia, has admitted to a sex offender charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
Upole, 27, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Failure to Update Sex Offender Registration.” Upole, who was previously convicted of a sex offense and required to be on the sex offender registry, failed to update his registration address from January to April 2022 in Preston County.
Upole faces up to 10 years of incarceration and a fine of up to $250,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah E. Wagner is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The United States Marshals Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives investigated.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.