Lieutenant Colonel Jason LoCoco Assistant Deputy Director for the Division of the Academy and Training | Official Website
Lieutenant Colonel Jason LoCoco Assistant Deputy Director for the Division of the Academy and Training | Official Website
The Registry showed 43 sexual offenders living in Lee County, compared to 40 the month before.
All three of the offenders who moved to Lee County in May 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.
Registered Sex Offenders in Lee County as of May 2024
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex J. Salgado | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Andy Lee Heintzelman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Angelo Kellenberger | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Arnulfo Juarezluna | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Ashish T. Gohil | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Corey J. Crowe | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Corrie L. Tipsord | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Aggravated kidnaping of a child<13 and Attempt |
| 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 |
| David B. Weinberg | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography victim less than 13 previous conviction |
| Demario Martell Wise | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Derek L. Ray | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent |
| Dessie A. David | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual 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 |
| Dustin Cameron Craig | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Eugene Jonathan Bahde | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Jarom E. Vock | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Jason M. Oppe | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Jeffrey D. Butts | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jennifer Smith | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jeremy M. Cobb | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Criminal sexual assault |
| Jimmie D. Walker | 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 |
| Jimmie R. Jordan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Johny Eugene Payne | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Justin Michael Kessel | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet |
| Michael L. Jones | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd |
| Michael Reid | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Violate sex offender registration |
| Michaelangelo Godsey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent and Violate sex offender registration |
| Nathan James Rice | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| 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 |
| Ramiro Perez-Morales | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Raymond Jones | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos and Child pornography/solicit a child to appear |
| 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 |
| Roberto Caneda | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Ronald J. Caron | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Ronald J. Rude | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Ronald Osborn | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated child pornography |
| Steven Ray Lawson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Timmy J. Kimp | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Timothy A. Taylor | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Travis Smith | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18 |
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