Colonel Christopher Owen Deputy Director of the Division of Patrol | Official Website
Colonel Christopher Owen Deputy Director of the Division of Patrol | Official Website
The Registry showed that, in total, 59 sexual offenders were living in Knox County, compared to 58 the week before.
The offender who moved to Knox County at the time is a sexual predator.
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 offender moving into Knox 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 Knox County as of Week Ending Dec. 15
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie MacKlin | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse force and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Michael W. Swanson | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent and Violate sex offender registration |
| Milton Johnson | 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 |
| Dalton A. Ryan | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Elijah Rocquemore | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Sex offender seek name change and Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd |
| Jeremy Lee Loraine | 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 |
| 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+ |
| Juan Carlos Terrazas | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Sex offender registering/false info |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Nicholas Robert Byerley | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child |
| Charles H. Renfro | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| David L. Kaufman | 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 |
| Carl E. Williams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Christopher A. Wignall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | 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 |
| Kevin D. Jordan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Sheila M. Hall | Sexual Predator | Location Unknown | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Aaron J. Michael | 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 |
| Anthony W. Becker | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Sexual predator present at a public park |
| Christopher P. Rupert | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Dale J. Ulrich | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| 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. Hamand | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report change of employment |
| Gerald E. Nungesser | 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 |
| Gregory Brooks | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| James John Waldbeser | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to report change of address/employment/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| Kyle Wayne Dyson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Raymond Ben Hardin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Stetson T. Lowery | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Taylor D. Killen | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Tracey L. Hill | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Andrew Gary Clark | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Brian L. Lovitt | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Charles Wayne Johns | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| David A. Cody | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| James Adam Chambers | 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 |
| Jimmie Spears | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Kyle M. Allen | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Randall Moesner | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| William S. Podwika | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| John Lucheck Wisniewski | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| Gabriel Eagle | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9 |
| Raymond Eugene Koch | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon |
| Richard Lynn Wilson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Attempt and Child pornography |
| Cj Moran | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Dale W. Brooks | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Ronald E. Hanson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Henry C. Crider | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Kevin L. Holzheuser | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Cortez Battles | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Erica M. Uphoff | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Kidnaping/secretly confine |
| Thomas E. Olson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| William Y. Laveau | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Mark Thomas Adams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Sexual exploitation of a child/sex act/2nd |
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