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The Registry showed 78 sexual offenders living in Williamson County, compared to 77 the month before. During this period, six offenders left Williamson County and seven moved into the area.
Of the seven offenders who moved to Williamson County in February, six were sexual predators and one was a child murderer.
Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives.
The offenders moving into Williamson County may have been recently convicted or moved from other cities in the US.
According to a 2024 study by SafeHome.org, Illinois ranks fifth in the total number of registered sex offenders, with more than 34,000 living in the state.
Nationally, the study found over 795,000 registered sex offenders in the U.S. as of August 2024 — an increase of approximately 8,000 compared to 2023.
Registered Sex Offenders in Williamson County as of February 2024
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angus P. Zyph | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Benjamin L. Ralston | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 9-16 |
| Blake M. Dismang | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography |
| Cameron M. Hendrickson | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Cardell Demond Brown | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Chad A. Smith | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Charles A. Fuller | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/force/2nd |
| Charles B. McGhee | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Charles Martin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Charles Ramsey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9 and Attempt |
| Christian E. Lane | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Christophe Haynes | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Attempt and Indecent solicitation of a child |
| Cody J. Richardson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Curtis L. Reed | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| David J. Halfacre | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| David L. Phillips | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Derrick Walker | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Attempt, Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school and Violate sex offender registration |
| Devin R. Laminack | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Devin Scott | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Devron A. Tyus | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos and Violate sex offender registration |
| Donald L. Arocho | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18 |
| Donna Byrdsong | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Early A. Atterberry | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| Esmond L. Sanford | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Ezell Troy Williams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Ezequiel Tapia | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim 9-13 |
| Farrell E. Adkisson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Gaspar Aparicio-Pedroza | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon |
| Harold Dee Long | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Attempt and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Isaiah Allen Ray Kibler | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos and Failure to report annually |
| Jacob Ellis Austin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jaime Garcia | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Violate sex offender registration |
| James A. Lawrence | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| James Bruce Hayes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| James M. Smith | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| James Nolan Cooper | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jason Wayne Reynolds | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Jeffery L. Clayton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Jeffrey A. Johnson Jr. | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Grooming |
| Jeffrey S. Vadeboncoeur | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm |
| John L. Bueker | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| John M. Walker | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography victim less than 13 |
| John W. Schraffenberger | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Jonathan S. Ohlman | Sexually Violent Person | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Jordan Lee McGuire | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Non-Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent |
| Joseph E. Singleton | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Kevin L. Cheatham | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Leon Robertson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Lonnie Charles Mathenia | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Louis Martin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography victim less than 13 and Child pornography/film/photos |
| MacKenzie M. Welch | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Attempt and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Max T. Leary | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Michael A. Scott | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Failure to report a change of address/employment, Public indecency/exposure/3rd+ and Public indecency/lewd exposure |
| Michael D. Landis | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Michael Hatchett | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Michael L. Hammonds | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child |
| Michael S. Oakley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Michael Shawn Lesley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Michael Ward | Child Murderer/Murderer | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Murder with intent to kill or injure |
| Nathaniel E. Hopkins | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Ndikubwayo Vincent | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Patrick Oconnor | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Paul R. Bradley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Traveling to meet a minor |
| Phillip K. Marshall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Raymond John Thies | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Exploitation of a child less than 13 |
| Robert Ellis Withrow | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Robert W. Oconnor | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Ronald Fischer | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Roosevelt S. Dunkin III | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Ryan Scott Sobel | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated child pornography |
| Saint Alexander | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Scott Andrew Johnson | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Seth C. Hazzard | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Terry L. Norris | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Thomas J. Jones | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Timothy W. Willett | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault, Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Todd Ernest Beran | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| William M. Longwell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
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