Plummer sex offender sent to federal prison

Jeremy Bohlman, 31, of Plummer, was sentenced Tuesday to 27 months in federal prison for failure to register as a sex offender, the United States Attorney's Office announced.

U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Bohlman to serve five years of supervised release following his prison term. Bohlman pled guilty to the charge in June of this year.

In January 2007, Bohlman was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison, followed by three years supervised release for sexually abusing a minor on the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation.

During sentencing, Lodge advised Bohlman that he was required to register as a sex offender. Following his release from prison, Bohlman was required by U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services to reside at the Port of Hope treatment facility in Coeur d'Alene.

He registered as a sex offender while at the facility. On March 23, Bohlman left the Port of Hope without permission and failed to report his change of address as required by law.

On April 21, Bohlman was arrested near Fairfield, Wash., after leading authorities on a high-speed car chase beginning in Idaho.

Bohlman was prosecuted for a violation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act passed by Congress in 2006. The Act requires sex offenders to register and keep their registration current in each jurisdiction where they reside. Violations of SORNA can be prosecuted in federal court.

The case was investigated by the United States Marshals Service.