NW Illinois News

There were two new registered sex offenders living in Lee County in May 2024 compared to the month before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed 53 sexual offenders living in Lee County, compared to 52 the month before. During this period, one offender left Lee County and two moved into the area.

Both of the offenders who moved to Lee County in May 2024 were sexual predators.

Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives.

The offenders moving into Lee 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.

Offender	Title	Status	Crime
Aaron L. Rhodes	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Allen Gene Linboom	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Andy Lee Heintzelman	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Benjamin L. Taylor	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Christopher R. Taylor	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Entice a child to remove clothes and Violate sex offender registration
Christopher S. Brown	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Cory Henkel	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Damien James Bell	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9
Daniel Michael Swed	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Public indecency\sexual conduct/3rd and Sex offender failure to register employer
Demario Martell Wise	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Douglas E. Myers	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Douglas W. Helfrich	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Dusty Allan Tasker	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Edward Robert Batt	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Eric D. Crumpton	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Ethan Shaw	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Gera D. Simon	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
James M. Coker	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet
James Yeater	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Violate sex offender registration
Jamie C. Schaeffer	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Jarom E Vock	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Jason Allen Mortley	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Failure to report a change of address/employment, Failure to report annually, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Jason M. Liggett	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Jason Michael Wasserman	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school
Johny Eugene Payne	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Joseph Aaron Cole	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Joseph K. Doane	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Joseph R Heilgiest	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Aggravated kidnaping of a child<13 and Attempt
Kelly M. Kurt	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Kevin Mark Oconnell	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Leather J. Henkel	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/cant consent and Violate sex offender registration
Martha Ann Bartelt	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Matthew R. Frison	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Michael E Blumhoff	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography victim less than 13 previous conviction
Michael J. Cole	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18
Nathan James Rice	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Nicholas J. Warner	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Paul Lewis	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Richard Dean Nelson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Robert T. Rado	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography victim less than 13
Robert Wayne Ramsdell	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Robin J. Hoffman	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Ronald J. Caron	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force
Ronald Osborn	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated child pornography
Steven C. Manning	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Timothy A. Taylor	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Timothy Allen Mull	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Timothy N. Taft	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Todd Ashley Kornoski	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos and Child pornography/solicit a child to appear
Wayne M. Wilkinson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
William E. Mingus	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Criminal sexual assault
William H. Dubois	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
William Kirk Shank	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos