Lieutenant Colonel Scott Ahrens Assistant Deputy Director for the Division of Criminal Investigation Statewide Support Command | Official Website
Lieutenant Colonel Scott Ahrens Assistant Deputy Director for the Division of Criminal Investigation Statewide Support Command | Official Website
The Registry showed 38 sexual offenders living in Ogle County, compared to 37 the month before. During this period, one offender left Ogle County and two moved into the area.
Of the two offenders who moved to Ogle County in August, one was a sexual predator.
Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives.
The offenders moving into Ogle 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 Ogle County as of August 2024
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan D. Durbin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Alfredo Garcia | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim vic 9-16, Failure to report a change of address/employment, Failure to report annually/2+ and Violate sex offender registration act |
| Anibal Madera | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Brian M. Gilbert | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Bronson D. Hughes | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse force |
| Catherine M. Judah | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Charles Davis | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| David R. Kane | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| David Wayne Waszak | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Dennis J. Hamel | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Donald Nathan Lage | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault |
| Elroy Scott | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Gary A. Perket | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Gary J. Wellman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| James A. Burris | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| James D. Powell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| James T. Kohnke | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Joshua Lee Wells | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Juan L. Ochoa | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Fail to report change of address/employment/2nd, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| Justin Douglas Swanson | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse force |
| Justin M. Malston | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Keith K. Robertson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Kevin E. Skowron | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm, Attempt and Child pornography/film/photos |
| Marlin Lee Robertson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Mazen M. Diamond | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Michael Brian Wehr | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Omra Hernandez-Santiago | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Rafael Villanueva | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd |
| Richard David Jenkins | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Ronald L. Watson | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Location Unknown | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Russell Jerome Johnson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Ryan Lee Chronister | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Ryan Matthew Bahr | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated child pornography and Child pornography victim less than 13 |
| Samuel Dominguez | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Shawn Demetri Davis | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Steven Schnelle | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Tommy Ray Price | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| William Ernest Degelmann | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
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