Colonel Kelly J. Walter Chief of Staff of Illinois State Police | Official Website
Colonel Kelly J. Walter Chief of Staff of Illinois State Police | Official Website
The Registry showed 97 sexual offenders living in Whiteside County, compared to 96 the month before. During this period, six offenders left Whiteside County and seven moved into the area.
All seven of the offenders who moved to Whiteside County in January were sexual predators.
Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives.
The offenders moving into Whiteside 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 Whiteside County as of January 2024
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Gary Clark | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/force |
| Angel Perez | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Anthony O. Torres | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Attempt and Criminal sexual abuse force |
| Armex Brown | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Austin B. Winkler | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Basilia Sanchez Rodriguez | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Bo J. Belcher | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Bradley E. Webb | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet |
| Bradley E. Wickes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Grooming |
| Brady S. Bodine | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to register new residence/school |
| Brian C. Dyke | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos and Child pornography/solicit a child to appear |
| Carl R. White | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Chad Michael Hillyard | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Christopher L. Hans | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Public indecency/exposure/3rd+ |
| Christopher Ryan Buse | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Cody T. Lopeman | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Craig D. Neal | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Dale Eugene Jensen | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Damien L. Hess | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Daniel J. Duchow | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Darell Hj Mosley | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| David B. Velazquez | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| David H. Ballard | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Child sex offender present in a school zone, Child sex offender/loitering, Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Failure to report annually/2+ and Failure to report change of address |
| Derek Allen Lilly | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school, Failure to report annually/2+ and Violate sex offender registration act |
| Devin M. Kochevar | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Donald L. Coursey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Donald Leib | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Douglas P. Delhotal | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Drenell D. Parish | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Eric Pierre Saverson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Eric S. Bryant | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Eric W. Steelman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Frank Giammarese | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Gerardo Gallaga | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Haleigh N. Leffingwell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Ian M. McDonald | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Isaac Z. Castillo | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos, Exploitation of a child less than 13 and Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school |
| James Travis Cortez | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jason Gray | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Jason L. Bennett | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Jason William Klahn | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school |
| Jeffrey S. Roggy | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jenee A. Blackert | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Jeremy E. Guymon | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jerry Lee Bass | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| John A. Celletti | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Custodial sexual misconduct |
| John James Humiston | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos, Fail to register a new residence/school/2nd+ and Violate sex offender registration |
| John L. Clay | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| John Thomas Sheridan | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school |
| Jonathan Lopez | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Jonathan M. Klimek | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jordan A. Stark | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Joseph Nurek | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent/2nd, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| Joshua Smith | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Kenneth J. Larson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/tape/photo |
| Kenneth Paul Green | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Kerwyn Sanders | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent |
| Kody Alexander Jackson | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim vic 9-16 |
| Kyle M. Schultz | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Lance M. Heitman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Lawrence C. Verdick | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Leroy Patton | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault and Sex offender registering false info |
| Lorenzo Malone | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| Luis Ortiz | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd and Sex offender registering/false info |
| Luisa D. Morell-Mcpeak | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Manuel Rodriguez | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Mario Humphries | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| Mario R. Olalde | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Michael E. McPeak | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Michael J. Wetzell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Michael L. Fisher | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Michael R. Austin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Miguel Cacucciolo | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Nathan M. Henness | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <13 |
| Nathan W. Denny | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school |
| Nicholas Arndt | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Oephia C. Hampton | Sexual Predator | Location Unknown | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Patrick J. Pence | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Phillip P. Meracle | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Robert A. Cunningham | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Robert Hymes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Roberto Francis Nicolas Simone | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Rodney Ingram | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Rodney R. Roth | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Rogers Joe Basarich | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Russell E. Lee | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Santiago Luna | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Sergio A. Sotelo | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Shawn L. Beebe | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet and Violate sex offender registration |
| Stephen Ziel | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Tamitha M. Hutchison | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Terrance A. Henson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Terry L. Harvest | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Thomas A. Sanford | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Thomas Db Beggs | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Troy A. Wainscott | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| William Allen Holt Jr. | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault, Indecent solicitation of a child and Violate sex offender registration |
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