Kankakee Times

There were three new registered sex offenders living in Iroquois County as of the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to the previous quarter, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed that, in total, 25 sexual offenders were living in Iroquois County, compared to 24 the quarter before. Over these three months, two offenders left Iroquois County and three moved into the area.

Of the three offenders who moved to Iroquois County during this period, two 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 Iroquois 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.

Offender	Title	Status	Crime
Anthony Francis Billquist	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/tape/photo
Brian Glen Murison	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/reproduce/sell
Carlos Ajuria-Mendez	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
Charles Thomas Johnson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
David Young	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Derek R. Gilbert	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent and Violate sex offender registration
Eddie Stewart	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18
Eugene Bushong Jr.	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force
Gage Siegel	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
George Murray	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Jeffery Lee Harman	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Jeremy B. Jones	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9
Jimmy Dee Williams	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force/2nd+ and Predatory criminal sexual assault
John Lence	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse force
John W. Hays	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Leonard Dukes	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
Michael I. Lynch	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Miqelle Leevon Nash	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Paul S. Rongey	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Robert A. Howes	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Roscoe A. Durflinger	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Ryan G. Luecke	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Stephen M. Henry	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Steven Louis Quinn	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography victim less than 13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Thomas John Gallagher	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault