Parker Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison for Escape

SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a man from Parker, South Dakota, convicted of Escape. The sentencing took place on August 17, 2026. Michael Sherard, 39, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100. Sherard was indicted for Escape by a federal grand jury in May 2026. He pleaded guilty on June 22, 2026. Sherard was serving a sentence for a felony conviction for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. In January of 2026 he was transferred to a halfway house in Sioux Falls to serve the remainder of his sentence. In April, he left the facility to go to work and did not return. He was later arrested in Sioux Falls and charged with a new offense of possession of a controlled substance. This case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Hodges prosecuted the case. Sherard was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.