There were eight new registered sex offenders living in Knox County as of the first quarter of 2025, compared to the previous quarter, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.
All of the offenders who moved to Knox County during this period 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 Knox County may have been recently convicted or moved from other cities in the US.
A SafeHome.org study found that the number of registered sex offenders in the U.S. rose to more than 795,000 as of August 2024, an increase of about 8,000 from 2023.
Illinois has the fifth-highest number of registered sex offenders in the country, with over 34,000 individuals on the registry, and ranks 23rd in number of offenders per 100,000 residents.
Registered Sex Offenders in Knox County as of Q1
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan D. Secrist | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| Alfredo Zamarripa | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to report change of address/employment/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| Amy M. Evans | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Violate sex offender registration |
| Andrew M. Wallace | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Sex offender registering/false info |
| Anthony D. Reed | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school and Violate sex offender registration |
| Anthony L. Riden | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Anthony T. Cheeks | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Fail to report weekly/no fixed address |
| Ashton C. Kaden | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Brennan L. Taylor | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Brett A. Pickrel | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Brian D. Butts | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Brian D. Deppe | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Brian L. Lovitt | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Carlos A. Jackson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Child sex offender loitering at a public park, Fail to register a new residence/school/2nd+, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Out of state failure to register |
| Chad E. Glidden | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse force and Violate sex offender registration |
| Christopher A. Wignall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Christopher C. Robinson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon |
| Christopher S. Mathews | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Christopher Vann | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent and Violate sex offender registration |
| Clarence M. Jennings | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child |
| Dakota L. Thompson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Dale L. Collins | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Dale W. Brooks | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Dalton A. Ryan | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Damon B. Morrison | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Daniel A. Wheeler | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault and Fail to report change of address/employment/2nd |
| Daniel J. Baker | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography victim less than 13 |
| David Russell Self | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to report change of address/employment/2nd, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Sex offender registering false info |
| Dennis Wilbur | Child Murderer/Murderer | Compliant | Murder with intent to kill or injure |
| Dock K. Yancey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school |
| Dominique D. McClendon | Sexual Predator | Location Unknown | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Eric J. Bednar | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Ernest Edward Powell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse, Exploitation of a child less than 13, Sex relations and Sexual exploitation of a child/victim <13 |
| Greg A. Roller | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Henry C. Crider | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Ian V. Stewart | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Child sex offender/reside 500′, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school and Indecent solicitation of a child |
| James E. Stewart | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/accused <17 and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| James R. Murray | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Jason W. Barry | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Jerry Lee Stark | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Jessica C. Stauffer | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Jimmy Roy Lee | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse force and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| John Szczepanika | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Joseph Paul Williams | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Sex violent/dangerous fail to report/2nd+ |
| Joshua J. Damewood | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Justin L. Gaard | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Attempt and Child pornography |
| Justin L. Warren | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Kenneth F. Holmes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| Kevin J. Smith | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school |
| Kory E. Agans | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Sexual exploitation of a child/sex act |
| Kyle M. Allen | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Larry Letcher | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Larry P. Stratton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Leslie P. Williams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Leslie R. Thurman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Luciano Cantu | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Lyle Kevin Hall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Mark Thomas Adams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Sexual exploitation of a child/sex act/2nd |
| Michael A. Ziegenhorn | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Michael Castaneda | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9 |
| Michael Henry Ladwig | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Nicholas J. Downin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Paul M. Cessna | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | No description |
| Raymond Ben Hardin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Raymond L. Hinderliter | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Richard A. Garza Jr. | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Robert C. Binder | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child |
| Ronald E. Hanson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Ryan Beck | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Failure to register 10 days new residence, Sex offender registering false info and Sex offender violate name change |
| Sean S. Campbell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Sexual predator present at a public park |
| Steven L. Morgan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Thomas A. Schubert | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Timothy L. Brown | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Timothy M. Beers | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Kidnaping/secretly confine |
| Tony Dennis | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| William L. Marshall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/weapon, Failure to report a change of address/employment, Failure to report change of address, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Violate sex offender registration act |
| William Lee Turner | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent and Violate sex offender registration |
| William Nulty Wilson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to report change of address/employment/2nd, Indecent solicitation of a child, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
