The number of sex offenders living in Knox County remained unchanged at 78 in the week ending Jan. 5 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.
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 Knox County as of Week Ending Jan. 5
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Wilbur | Child Murderer/Murderer | Compliant | Murder with intent to kill or injure |
| Jimmy Roy Lee | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse force and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Christopher Vann | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent and Violate sex offender registration |
| Chad E. Glidden | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse force and Violate sex offender registration |
| James E. Stewart | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/accused <17 and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| Andrew M. Wallace | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Sex offender registering/false info |
| Dalton A. Ryan | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| George G. Sutton Jr. | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Sex offender seek name change and Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd |
| 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+ |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Clarence M. Jennings | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child |
| Dale E. Broadfield | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child and Traveling to meet a minor |
| Robert C. Binder | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child |
| Dale L. Collins | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Anthony L. Riden | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Kory E. Agans | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Sexual exploitation of a child/sex act |
| Larry P. Stratton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Christopher A. Wignall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Christopher S. Mathews | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Dominique D. McClendon | Sexual Predator | Location Unknown | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| 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 |
| Lyle Kevin Hall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| William A. Dewester | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| 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 |
| 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 T. Cheeks | Sexual Predator | Location Unknown | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Fail to report weekly/no fixed address |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Christopher P. Rupert | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Eric J. Bednar | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Greg A. Roller | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| James R. Murray | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Joshua J. Damewood | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Luciano Cantu | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Michael Henry Ladwig | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Michael R. King | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report change of employment |
| Nicholas J. Downin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| 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 |
| Sean S. Campbell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Sexual predator present at a public park |
| Sean T. Glas | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Child pornography/film/photos, Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school and Violate sex offender registration |
| Steven L. Morgan | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Timothy L. Brown | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Tony Dennis | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Brennan L. Taylor | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Brian L. Lovitt | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Eric W. McBryde | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| 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 |
| Jason W. Barry | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Jessica C. Stauffer | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Kyle M. Allen | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Larry Letcher | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Leslie P. Williams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Michael A. Ziegenhorn | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Alan D. Secrist | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| Michael Castaneda | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9 |
| Christopher C. Robinson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon |
| Justin L. Gaard | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Attempt and Child pornography |
| Brian D. Deppe | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Dale W. Brooks | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Leslie R. Thurman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Steven Lloyd Anderson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| William Lee Turner | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent and Violate sex offender registration |
| Daniel A. Wheeler | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault and Fail to report change of address/employment/2nd |
| Ronald E. Hanson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Henry C. Crider | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| 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 |
| John Szczepanika | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Timothy M. Beers | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Kidnaping/secretly confine |
| Jerry Lee Stark | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Thomas A. Schubert | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Mark Thomas Adams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Sexual exploitation of a child/sex act/2nd |
