Rebecca Hooks First Deputy Director of Illinois State Police | Official Website
Rebecca Hooks First Deputy Director of Illinois State Police | Official Website
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 Whiteside County as of Week Ending Dec. 15
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Gary Clark | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/force |
| Kerwyn Sanders | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent |
| John A. Celletti | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Custodial sexual misconduct |
| David H. Ballard | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Child sex offender present in a school zone, Child sex offender/loitering, Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Failure to report annually/2+ and Failure to report change of address |
| Craig D. Neal | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| John Thomas Sheridan | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school |
| Jordan A. Stark | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Tony G. Jarrett | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Kody Alexander Jackson | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim vic 9-16 |
| Bradley E. Webb | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet |
| Donald L. Coursey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Bo J. Belcher | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Douglas P. Delhotal | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Frankie J. Mercer | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jeffrey S. Roggy | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Nathan W. Denny | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school |
| Terrance Snell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| Thomas Brian Simpson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Travis P. Rhodes | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to register new residence/school |
| William R. Lattmann | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Basilia Sanchez Rodriguez | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Donald Leib | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Joshua Smith | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Ulices Barcenas-Gallegos | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Willie Lee Bruessard | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Christopher L. Hans | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Public indecency/exposure/3rd+ |
| Daniel J. Duchow | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Haleigh N. Leffingwell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Ian M. McDonald | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| James Travis Cortez | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jerry Lee Bass | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Jonathan M. Klimek | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Kenneth Paul Green | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Lance M. Heitman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Luis Ortiz | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd and Sex offender registering/false info |
| Luisa D. Morell-Mcpeak | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Manuel Rodriguez | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Marcus Reddick | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Nicholas Arndt | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Oephia C. Hampton | Sexual Predator | Location Unknown | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Patrick J. Pence | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Richard L. Thompson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| Robert A. Cunningham | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Russell E. Lee | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Shawn L. Beebe | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet and Violate sex offender registration |
| Virgilio Lopez | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Chad Michael Hillyard | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Dale Eugene Jensen | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| David B. Velazquez | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Derrick Hilton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Jason William Klahn | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school |
| John L. Clay | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Kyle M. Schultz | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Larry E. King | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Marco J. Smolley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Mario Cook | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Michael L. Fisher | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Miguel Cacucciolo | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Rodney Ingram | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Sidney A. Smith | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Terrance A. Henson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Thomas Db Beggs | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Michael R. Austin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Roberto Francis Nicolas Simone | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| William Allen Holt Jr. | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault, Indecent solicitation of a child and Violate sex offender registration |
| Anthony O. Torres | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Attempt and Criminal sexual abuse force |
| Brian C. Dyke | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos and Child pornography/solicit a child to appear |
| Stephen Ziel | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Wilfredo Gonzalez | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos, Exploitation of a child less than 13 and Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school |
| Kenneth J. Larson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/tape/photo |
| Brandon P. Owens | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration |
| Carl R. White | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Eric Pierre Saverson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Jason L. Bennett | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Fredrick E. Britz | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Robert Hymes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Jason S. Conkle | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Michael W. Deller | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Thomas A. Sanford | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Bradley E. Wickes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Grooming |
| Ian M. McDonald | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Jason Gray | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Michael E. McPeak | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Phillip P. Meracle | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
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