Mason County has no new registered sex offenders in week ending Feb. 2

Cindy Barbera-Brelle Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator | Official Website

By Peoria Standard

Feb 18, 2025

The number of sex offenders living in Mason County remained unchanged at 34 in the week ending Feb. 2 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

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 Mason County as of Week Ending Feb. 2

Offender	Title	Status	Crime
John T. Thorpe	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Attempt, Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd and Violate sex offender registration
Christopher T. Merricks	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Fred A. Tribbett Jr.	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated child pornography, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Child pornography/film/tape/photo
Levi T. Barnes	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Vanessa L. Kelsey	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Winston J. E. Bell	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Stanley a Budyn	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Criminal sexual assault
Able H. Cravens	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Brian Layton	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Christopher A. Sarff	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Child pornography/film/photos and Criminal sexual assault/force
Daniel L. Wrestler	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Derrick A. Armbrust	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Glen E. Krause	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Jason R. Burmaster	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Reese D. Herman	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Ronald M. Ramsey	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Child pornography/film/photos
Tae A. Gilbert	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Joel B. List	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 9-16
Bradley G. Miller	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Bret A. Unruh	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Bryan L. Martin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Christopher M. Spitzack	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Violate sex offender registration
Danny W. Pollock	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Matthew Allen Thoma	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Robert E. Plemmons	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Robert E. Smith	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Terry L. Baughman	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Kevin Roberts	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9
Jonathan Edward Steven Kendall	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography victim less than 13 and Child pornography/film/photos
Charles R. Burgess	Sexual Predator	Compliant and Non-Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
John Prine	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
Clinton E. Danley	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17
Kevin William Allen Sanders	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Indecent solicitation of an adult
Virgil Bell	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault