Brendan F. Kelly Director of the Illinois State Police | Official Website
Brendan F. Kelly Director of the Illinois State Police | Official Website
The Registry showed 98 sexual offenders living in Williamson County, compared to 96 the month before. During this period, one offender left Williamson County and three moved into the area.
Of the three offenders who moved to Williamson County in July 2024, two 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 July 2024
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Rae Walker | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Promote juvenile prostitution intellectually disabled and Promoting juvenile prostitution |
| Angus P Zyph | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Blair Mayfield | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Blake M. Dismang | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography |
| Bradley A. Ridlen | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Attempt and Indecent solicitation of a child |
| Brandon F. Kingery | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/force/2nd |
| Brent A. Cheadle | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent |
| Byron L. Vickers | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| 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 |
| Chad Michael Spurlock | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/weapon |
| Chadwick Zbinden | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Charles Lawrence Fletcher | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Charles Wayne Johns | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography victim less than 13 and Child pornography/film/photos |
| Christopher D. Wilson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Curtis L. Reed | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Daniel L. Hayes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Daniel M. Miller | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| David A. Donaldson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| David Allen Phillips | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/2nd+ |
| David E. Neagle | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography victim less than 13 |
| David Mathew Hightower | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| David P. Williams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Attempt and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Dennis L. McCree | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography victim less than 13 |
| Devin R. Laminack | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Elmer L. Knowles | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Floyd Lee Hannel | Sexually Violent Person | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Galon E. Mack | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Gary W. Cerutti | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated child pornography |
| Gordon E. Cobb | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Gregory G. Emery | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Violate sex offender registration |
| Gregory L. Edmison | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Herbert Jacob Grimm | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Howard Morton Weedon | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Jacob Ellis Austin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| James A. Lawrence | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| James C. Poynor | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration |
| James M. Smith | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jazmine C. Dwight | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jeffery L. Clayton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Jeffrey A. Johnson Jr. | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Grooming |
| Jeffrey Lee Umdenstock | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jerry L. Williams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| John Edward Maggart | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration act |
| Johnny L. McKee | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Jonathan Powell | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Jordan A. Livingston | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jordan Lee McGuire | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Non-Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent |
| Joseph A. Ryker | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| 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 |
| Lloyd J. Boatright | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Lonnie Charles Mathenia | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Lowell L. Skelton Jr. | Child Murderer/Murderer | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Murder with intent to kill or injure |
| Mario L. Burns | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Mark A. Kilman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Mark Allen Ridings | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Marlin Durell Seigart | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| Michael D. Landis | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Michael David Jones | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Michael L. Hammonds | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child |
| Michael P Seagatto | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Michael Scott Buen | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Michael Shawn Lesley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Mitchell W. Cascio | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Nathaniel E. Hopkins | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Neil Edward McRoy | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Grooming |
| Noah A. Brown | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 9-16 |
| Paul Michael Wells | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Failure to report a change of address/employment and Traveling to meet a minor |
| Paul R. Bradley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Traveling to meet a minor |
| Peter V. Reiling | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Phillip L. Sills | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Phillip P. Meracle | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Randolph L. Lindel | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm |
| Raymond John Thies | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Exploitation of a child less than 13 |
| Richard B. Anderson | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent and Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Richard J. Campbell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography victim less than 13 and Child pornography/film/photos |
| Robert Allen Ferguson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Robert Edwin Sauerbrunn | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Robert W. Oconnor | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Rodney Wayne Mantia | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Ryan D. Waldrop | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Ryan Scott Sobel | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated child pornography |
| Scott A. Evans | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| Shannon C. Barnes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Shawn M. Burgess | Sexual Predator | Non-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 |
| Stefan James Ware | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Steven J. Perry | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Steven K. Herman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9 and Attempt |
| Terry W. Crain | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Violate sex offender registration |
| Thomas B. Shelton | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Thomas E. Lacy | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Thomas J. Fann | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Thomas J. Jones | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Timothy Scott Green | 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 |
| William M. Longwell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
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