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 that, in total, 103 sexual offenders were living in VERMILION County, compared to 99 the week before.
All four of the offenders who moved to VERMILION County at the time were sexual predators.
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.
The offenders moving into VERMILION 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 VERMILION County as of Week Ending Dec. 29
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn L. Beebe | Child Murderer/Murderer | Compliant | Murder with intent to kill or injure |
| Danny Lee Bess | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration |
| Robert Dale Wheeler | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon |
| Dekimbay L. Johnson | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse force |
| Deonte N. Harris | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse force |
| Floyd Robinson | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Location Unknown | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school and Sexual predator present at a public park |
| Kevin W. Williams | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Failure to register new residence/school and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Norman Dale Stingley | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| William L. Seleski | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Failure to report a change of address/employment, Failure to report annually/2+ and Violate sex offender registration |
| Lorenzo Malone | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent |
| Eddie L. Douglas | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child |
| Torian L. Troutman | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child |
| Howard L. Osborne | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Agg crim sex abuse/weapon |
| Robert D. Reichert | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated battery/great bodily harm and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Harold J. Heidlebaugh | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Emillio J. Hatfield | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Kevin A. Parilli | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Michael Foster | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Donald L. Arocho | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18 and Violate sex offender registration |
| David O. Richardson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Dennis E. Beaver | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Kenton D. Bowling | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Leigh Dampier | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Michael R. Stodola | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| William A. Albro | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Angela Marie Oakes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Anthony Bovan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report annually |
| Charles Burns Lisanby | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| David Alphonsa Gray | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| David K. Miller | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Attempt |
| Franklin D. Huddlestun | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Child pornography/film/tape/photo and Criminal sexual assault |
| George Charles McClellan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jacob D. Ridge | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Joel T. Frazier | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Joel Todd Carpenter | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Merrill Ellwood Dayton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Michael Eads | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Michael T. House | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Prentice J. Hammons | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Ramon Flores | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Richard B. Evans | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Ricky J. Cox | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Robert Allen Gardner | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Robert D. Lence | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Failure to report annually/2+ |
| Scott Brian Hopkins | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Sidney Weatherspoon | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Terry L. Harris | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Tyler B. Misner | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| William T. Roman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 9-16 |
| Brandon Michael Melton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Chivel L. Whitehead | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| David W. Kinnison | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| Demetrios Walton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Predatory criminal sexual assault and Unlawful restraint |
| Dennis W. Turner | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Donald N. St Pierre | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Donovan L. Courson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Garry L. Piercy | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Ismael Echandy | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school and Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd |
| James E. Walker | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Jerry J. Underwood | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Joshua Hibma | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Matthew C. Zaken | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Michael E. Hayes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Nathaniel Hicks | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Nicolas Penaloza-Mendiola | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Regina M. Patten | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Robert L. Estrada | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Stephen J. Puckett | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Criminal sexual assault |
| Travis L. Taylor | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Jamal Thomas-Williamson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9, Aggravated kidnaping of a child<13, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Anthony C. Young | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim >60 |
| Jeffrey L. Ryan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault |
| Keith Cottrell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| Rolander Giles | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault |
| Tiffany L. Ford | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration |
| Jose R. Morales | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/vic 9-13 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Eugene M. Johnson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <13 and Violate sex offender registration |
| David Beavers | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim >60 |
| Donald Clark | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Attempt, Criminal sexual abuse force and Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Darryl G. Cook | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography victim less than 13 |
| Jeremy W. Wright | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Christopher Wayne Cox | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/tape/photo |
| Timmothy M. Hardin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/tape/photo |
| Christopher E. Brunner | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Charnell Turpin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| Jonathan Linsangan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Bradley M. Zuber | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Jamie Nixon | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| Joshua Rivas | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Selvyn G. De Paz | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent, Failure to report annually/2+, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Violate sex offender registration act |
| Eduardo Teran | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent/2nd |
| Charles Wilson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Carlos Crawford | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Gerald Lee Stoner | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Peter M. Levine | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Terry R. Hill | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Entice a child to remove clothes |
| Donald A. Davis | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Failure to report annually, Predatory criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration |
| David Wayne Deck | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Juvenile pimping |
| Alvin Woods | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Clarence Hardy | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Larry Rhodes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Jeremy M. Decker | Sexually Violent Person | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Arlington J. Desonia | Sexually Violent Person | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Criminal sexual assault/force |
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