Colonel Kelly J. Walter Chief of Staff of Illinois State Police | Official Website
Colonel Kelly J. Walter Chief of Staff 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 Iroquois County as of Week Ending Jan. 5
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Anthony Stroo | Child Murderer/Murderer | Compliant | Murder with intent to kill or injure |
| Thomas Eken | Child Murderer/Murderer | Compliant | Murder with intent to kill or injure |
| Gage Siegel | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Vincent A. Decker | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Sex offender registering false info/2nd+, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| Derek R. Gilbert | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent and Violate sex offender registration |
| Lance Robert Freeman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18 |
| Jason Wayne McCain | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Roscoe A. Durflinger | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Victoria a Hazzard-Kincade | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Brenden N. Noel | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Child pornography/reproduce/sell, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Grooming |
| Daniel Keith Soranno | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| David Joseph Guimond | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Dustin James Sondgerath | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Gail Walter Lambert | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Jacke Earl Tester | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| James Allen Walton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Jeffery Lee Harman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| John Michael Patrick | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Joshua M. Weakley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Michael A. Grogan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Ryan G. Luecke | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Wayne Reid | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Leslie M. Thurston | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault |
| Earl K. Norris Jr. | Sexual Predator | Compliant and Non-Compliant | Child pornography victim less than 13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Donald Paul Rutan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos and Child pornography/reproduce/sell |
| Anthony Francis Billquist | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/tape/photo |
| Gordon W. Fry | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/reproduce/sell |
| Joseph Tate Earl | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse force |
| David Ronald Atkins | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Sexual exploitation of a child/sex act |
| John Paul Wischnowsky | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Charles P. Clinton | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Jimmy Dee Williams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force/2nd+ and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Jason Andrew Martin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Robert A. Howes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| William E. Sapp | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Todd Michael Newberry | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Public indecency/exposure/3rd+ and Public indecency\sexual conduct/3rd |
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