Galesburg Reporter

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.

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