Colonel J.W. Price Deputy Director of the Division of Criminal Investigation | Official Website
Colonel J.W. Price Deputy Director of the Division of Criminal Investigation | Official Website
Of the four offenders who moved to VERMILION County in December 2024, three were sexual predators.
Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives.
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 December 2024 2024
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Woods | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| 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 |
| Anthony C. Young | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim >60 |
| Arlington J. Desonia | Sexually Violent Person | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Bradley M. Zuber | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Brandon Michael Melton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Brett E. Behnke | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Carlos Crawford | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Charles Burns Lisanby | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Charles Wilson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Charnell Turpin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| Chivel L. Whitehead | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Christopher E. Brunner | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Christopher Wayne Cox | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/tape/photo |
| Clarence Hardy | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Danny Lee Bess | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration |
| Darryl G. Cook | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography victim less than 13 |
| 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 |
| David O. Richardson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| David W. Kinnison | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| David Wayne Deck | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Juvenile pimping |
| Dekimbay L. Johnson | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse force |
| Demetrios Walton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Predatory criminal sexual assault and Unlawful restraint |
| Dennis E. Beaver | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Dennis W. Turner | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Deonte N. Harris | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse force |
| Donald A. Davis | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Failure to report annually, Predatory criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration |
| Donald Clark | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Attempt, Criminal sexual abuse force and Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Donald L. Arocho | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18 and Violate sex offender registration |
| 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 |
| Eddie L. Douglas | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child |
| Eduardo Teran | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent/2nd |
| Emillio J. Hatfield | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Eugene M. Johnson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <13 and Violate sex offender registration |
| 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 |
| Franklin D. Huddlestun | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Child pornography/film/tape/photo and Criminal sexual assault |
| Garry L. Piercy | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| George Charles McClellan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Gerald Lee Stoner | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Howard L. Osborne | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Agg crim sex abuse/weapon |
| 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 |
| Jacob D. Ridge | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| 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 |
| James E. Walker | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| 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 |
| Jeffrey L. Ryan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault |
| Jeremy M. Decker | Sexually Violent Person | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jeremy W. Wright | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| 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 |
| Jonathan Linsangan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Jose R. Morales | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/vic 9-13 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Joshua Hibma | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Joshua Rivas | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Keith Cottrell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| Kenton D. Bowling | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Kevin A. Parilli | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| 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 |
| Larry Rhodes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Leigh Dampier | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Lorenzo Malone | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent |
| Matthew C. Zaken | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Merrill Ellwood Dayton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Michael E. Hayes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Michael Eads | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Michael Foster | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Michael R. Stodola | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Michael T. House | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Nathaniel Hicks | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Nicolas Penaloza-Mendiola | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Norman Dale Stingley | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Peter M. Levine | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| 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 |
| Regina M. Patten | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| 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+ |
| Robert D. Reichert | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated battery/great bodily harm and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Robert Dale Wheeler | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon |
| Robert L. Estrada | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Rolander Giles | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault |
| Scott Brian Hopkins | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| 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 |
| Shawn L. Beebe | Child Murderer/Murderer | Compliant | Murder with intent to kill or injure |
| Sidney Weatherspoon | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Stephen J. Puckett | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Criminal sexual assault |
| Terry L. Harris | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Terry R. Hill | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Entice a child to remove clothes |
| Tiffany L. Ford | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration |
| Timmothy M. Hardin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/tape/photo |
| Torian L. Troutman | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child |
| Travis L. Taylor | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Tyler B. Misner | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| William A. Albro | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| 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 |
| William T. Roman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 9-16 |
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