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 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 October 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.
Registered Sex Offenders in Lee County as of October 2024
| 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 |
| Daniel Michael Swed | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Public indecency\sexual conduct/3rd and Sex offender failure to register employer |
| David Patrick Vail | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| David a Sapit | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| 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 |
| Dustin L. Richey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| 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 Manskey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mario R. Olalde | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| 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 Dawson | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Failure to report a change of address/employment, Failure to report annually/2+ and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| 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 | Non-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 Kirk Shank | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
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