NW Illinois News

The number of sex offenders living in Stephenson County remained unchanged at 92 in the week ending Jan. 26 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives. Sexually violent people are no longer listed 10 years after their conviction.

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
Dillon B. Swift	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Attempt and Criminal sexual abuse force
Brian L. Mashaw	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse force
Eddie Duane Brooks	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Rape
Larry D. Jones	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Rape and Rape prior to 2/1/78
Thomas E. King	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Sex relations
Matthew Alan Young	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Child sex offender/loitering, Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd and Violate sex offender registration
Scott D Juern	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Austin J. Crum	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse force
Adam R. McFalls	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Christopher S. Karstedt	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Violate sex offender registration
Jakkar M Mcgee	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Joshua S. Gums	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school and Violate sex offender registration
Kevin P. Specht	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Lucas a West	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Violate sex offender registration
Shaunesha T Moore	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
David W. Bates	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Non-Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim vic 9-16, Fail to register a new residence/school/2nd+, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school and Violate sex offender registration
Donnie J. Reed	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Exploitation of a child less than 13
Earnest Denson	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Failure to report a change of address/employment, Unlawful restraint and Violate sex offender registration
Andrew Jacob Stockdale	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Indecent solicitation of a child and Violate sex offender registration
Jason C. Carver	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Indecent solicitation of a child and Indecent solicitation of an adult
James E. Wright	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Non-Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration
Todd M. Funk	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Unlawful restraint and Violate sex offender registration
Brian L. Whitehead	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Agg crim sex abuse/weapon
Andrew L. Stith	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Brian T. Karstedt	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Sexual exploitation of a child/sex act/2nd
Jason M. Shadden	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Kevin R. Hansen	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Failure to report annually/2+, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Violate sex offender registration
Brenda L. Prest	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18
Anthony B. Gutierrez	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Brent Howard Myers	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
James W. French	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Michael E. Arbuckle	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Shawn G. Pittsley	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Violate sex offender registration
Adrian F. Lopez	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Violate sex offender registration
Brandy Jo Boynton	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Brett M. Morhardt	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Child sex offender/reside 500' and Failure to report annually
Bryan M. Barkey	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school
Cody Dean Forbes	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Devin W. Vanraalte	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Eric L. Glover	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Attempt
Fabion D Cashaw	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Geoffrey W. Albrecht	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Jason Alan Bell	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Jason William Myers	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
John M. Hall	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Child pornography/film/photos
Keith D. Hill	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Kyle Allen Kraft	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Marlin R. Parker	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Matthew R. Baker	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Rahim L Alaboudi	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd
Raimundo A. Jones	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Fail to report weekly/no fixed address
Richard D. Byerley	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report annually/2+
Richard James Luke	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Failure to report a change of address/employment, Violate sex offender registration and Violate sex offender registration act
Ryan Kenneth Herrmann	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Ryan L. Moriarty	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Troy M. Smith	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Roger Port Smith	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 9-16
Christopher L. Pearson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Johnathan L. Giles	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Kidnaping/secretly confine
Jonathan S. Fisher	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Keith A. Saiger	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Robert A. Hendrickson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Ronald A. Richart	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9
Christopher S. Fletcher	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault
Derek Sorg	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Kidnaping/force or threat
Eddie L. York	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault, Criminal sexual assault/force and Violate sex offender registration
Christopher J. Letcher	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <13, Fail to report change of address/employment/2nd, Failure to report annually/2+, Failure to report change of address and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011
Dewey L. Gordon	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon
James E. Hohenstein	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography and Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd
Shaun Christopher Stanfill	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography
Cecil F. Haas	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography victim less than 13 and Fail to register a new residence/school/2nd+
Brian M. Gilbert	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Glenn W. Johnson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos and Child pornography/reproduce/sell
Jason L. Cross	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Matthew W. Kaufman	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Michael Thomas Nerad	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Steven M. Mensen	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Bret J. Meier	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/tape/photo
Jaime Ramos	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/solicit a child to appear
Zachary J. Popp	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd
David L. Walker	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
Ladislado Perez	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
Michael Meissen	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Corey D. Jones	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force
Mark A. Duff	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17
Tommy E. Harnden	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Failure to report annually/2+ and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Anthony E. Congdon	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Donald A. Neff	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Michael J. Farringer	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Russell H. Ditsworth	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Sean Franklin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration
Tony Lee Price	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault