NW Illinois News

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

The Registry showed 45 sexual offenders living in Lee County, compared to 42 the month before.

All three of the offenders who moved to Lee County in October 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
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
Brian D. Kocian	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011
Corey J. Crowe	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
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 B. Weinberg	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography victim less than 13 previous conviction
David Harrison	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
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
Guy E. Wilson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
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
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
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 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 A. Wood	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Richard Dean Nelson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Ricky Gordon Hunt	Sexual Predator	Non-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 Osborn	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated child pornography
Stephen W. Jenkins	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Steven Ray Lawson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Thomas L. Raymer	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
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
William Roberts	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
William Theodore Hamilton	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Zephaniah Summerville	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd