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 150 sexual offenders living in Tazewell County, compared to 149 the month before. During this period, seven offenders left Tazewell County and eight moved into the area.
Of the eight offenders who moved to Tazewell County in April, seven were sexual predators.
Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives.
The offenders moving into Tazewell 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 Tazewell County as of April 2024
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Cook | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <13 |
| Aaron M. Boehm | Child Murderer/Murderer | Non-Compliant | Murder with intent to kill or injure |
| Aden K. Hargett | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Alejandro J. Mendez | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Alfredo Flores | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <13, Criminal sexual assault/force and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| Amiel L. Feezel | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Non-Compliant | Sexual exploitation/expose organs |
| Anthony C. Young | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Anthony Gene Talley | Sexually Violent Person | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault |
| Anthony Harris | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon |
| Anthony S. Lloyd | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Antonio Brand | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Austin S. Rehn | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Benjamin A. Delano | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18 and Failure to register 10 days new residence |
| Benjamin M. Smith | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9 |
| Bennett Mitchell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Brandon Freeman | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Sex relations and Violate sex offender registration |
| Brian J. Maples | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Brian K. Barner | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Brian K. Bird | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Brian Teubert | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Carl Blain | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Cesar F. Ocampo-Orozco | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Chad Burrell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Charles A. Hewitt | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Charles King | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Charles L. Chaffin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Christopher L. Gale | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Clarence Abren | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/tape/photo |
| Clinton Jefford | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Dallas E. Clement | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Daniel L. Smith | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Darrell Creasy | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm, Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Notification/no fixed address |
| Darrin M. Pfanz | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| David A. Herberger | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report annually/2+ |
| David A. Sapit | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| David P. Williams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/reproduce/sell |
| David W. Bates | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Dennis M. Thomas Jr. | Sexually Violent Person | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9 |
| Derrick A. Walters | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Derrick Sallis | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Dexter P. Caffrey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Donald J. Whitlock | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school and Fail to report address change |
| Douglas E. Webb | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Drenell D. Parish | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Dylan Heck | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9 |
| Edward J. Ross | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Edwin Dean Bendon | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Ervin Williams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Ethan Drachler Handel | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Eugene Leroy Tillman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| George C. Hill | Sexually Violent Person | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm |
| George D. Sturtz | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Child pornography/masturbation |
| George Murias | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Child sex offender present in a school zone, Fail to rpt change of employment w/in 3 days and Violate sex offender registration |
| Greg J. Lloyd | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Harold Sherman Logan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Hector Arroyo | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Horace L. Wilson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Ivan D. Fortier | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/tape/photo |
| James D. Owens | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Domestic battery/bodily harm and Indecent solicitation of a child |
| James Edwin Day Jr. | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| James Robert Blackwell | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Jayson L. Likes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jebediah S. Miller | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Jeffrey L. Jordan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Attempt, Criminal sexual assault/force and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| Jeffrey Lee Smith | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jeremiah J. Walton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jeremy J. Forcum | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Jeremy Michael Shewmake | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Jessie M. Forbus | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Jimmie Crump | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Joel P. Haynes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| John D. King | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet |
| John M. McLemore | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon, Fail to register a new residence/school/2nd+ and Violate sex offender registration |
| John T. McLaughlin | Sexually Violent Person | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Child abductn/lure a child <16 yrs into vehicle and Child luring |
| John Thomas Bowery | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Attempt |
| John Wyatt Mellies | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Jose J. Bonilla | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011, Predatory criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration |
| Jose Luis Amaro | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Child sex offender/reside 500' and Failure to register new residence/school |
| Joseph Eugene Stewart | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Joseph W. Pipps | Sexually Violent Person | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Failure to register new residence/school and Failure to report annually/2+ |
| Joshua D. Howard | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Joshua L. Graves | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography victim less than 13 |
| Juan A. Ortiz | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Juan Carlos Nava | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Judah M. Blunier | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Justin A. Noll | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Keith A. Garner | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Kendale Lamont Coats | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Kenneth D. Blackmore | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Kenneth Rogers | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Non-Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse |
| Kevin E. Bailey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Kurt L. Knisley | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Kyle Miller | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Larry E. Withers | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Larry J. James | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Larry R. Schollmeyer | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Lavarius Haywood | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Lee Jay Howe | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Leon Weatherspoon | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Luke W. Johnson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Mark A. Ramsdale | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Matthew J. Clark | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Matthew Nathan Tribuzio | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Matthew Ware | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm |
| Maurice Griffin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Micah J. Clevenger | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Michael Caldwell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Attempt |
| Michael L. Pollock | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Michael Williams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Child sex offender/loitering |
| Michal Jozef Dufaj | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Milton Villacis | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Montell P. Wells | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Nathaniel E. Hopkins | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Navacheo Fields | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Nicklos J. Howard | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Non-Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Patrick Cooper | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent and Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school |
| Paul Holtke | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Peule I. Rogan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated child pornography |
| Randall Lee Klockenga | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Randy W. Lowe | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Non-Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child and Traveling to meet a minor |
| Raymond Griffin | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Richard D. Ross | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Robert A. Regguinti | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child |
| Robert C. Otter | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Failure to report annually/2+ |
| Robert Hodges | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Robert S. York | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Roderick Hamilton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Public indecency/exposure/3rd+ |
| Romi L. Novoa | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Ronald E. Daniels | Sexually Violent Person | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Unlawful restraint |
| Roosevelt Leslie | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Russell Bair | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Russell D. Kelley Jr. | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Ryan Edward Gannon | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Ryan Edward Powers | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Permit sexual abuse of a child |
| Scott Ray Brown | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Sean D. Haas | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Sean P. McKendrick | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent |
| Shelby L. Birdine | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/tape/photo |
| Stephen E. Olinger | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Tadero Taylor | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Tanya J. Andrews | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Teartis Nettlesbey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Terry White | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18 |
| Timothy M. Fuller | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Timothy Murnan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Tommie Jones | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse, Criminal sexual abuse/victim vic 9-16, Fail to register a new residence/school/2nd+ and Violate sex offender registration |
| Tyrone Thompson | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Attempt and Criminal sexual abuse force |
| Walter Bates | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Child pornography/reproduce/sell |
| William D. Richardson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18 |
| William L. White | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Attempt and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
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