There were three new registered sex offenders living in Franklin County in January compared to the month before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.
The Registry showed 104 sexual offenders living in Franklin County, compared to 103 the month before. During this period, two offenders left Franklin County and three moved into the area.
All three of the offenders who moved to Franklin County in January were sexual predators.
Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives.
The offenders moving into Franklin 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 Franklin County as of January
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aden K. Hargett | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent |
| Al W. Goodman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Alan G. Odom | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Traveling to meet a minor |
| Allen C. Chandler | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to register a new residence/school/2nd+ and Violate sex offender registration |
| Amanda Cunningham | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Amanda K. Starr | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Amy J. James | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Austin J. Sisney | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Barry S. Huffman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography and Child pornography/film/tape/photo |
| Brandon E. Robles | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Brandon S. Holden | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography victim less than 13 and Child pornography/film/photos |
| Brandon T. Kindelspire | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Sexual predator present at a public park |
| Bryan Back | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography and Child pornography victim less than 13 |
| Burgess S. Endres | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography victim less than 13 and Child pornography/film/photos |
| Charles A. Palmer | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Christopher L. Akin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Clayton a Chwarczinski | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Clint Jesse Mueller | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault and Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Collin A. Smith | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Dalton Michael Thompson | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Non-Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Daniel J. Wilt | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Daniel L. Tatem | Sexual Predator | Compliant and Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Darrell D. Walker | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Darrell G. Neeley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| David Barone | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| David E Viernum | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| David T. Cameron | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/tape/photo and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| David W. Turner | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Derek M. McCaster | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Derek Paul Snider | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Derrick Lyndell Jarvis | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Donald L. Arocho | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18 |
| Donny R. Hall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet |
| Douglas Flanagan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Attempt and Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Dustin T. Brasel | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Child pornography/film/photos |
| Dwight W. Summers | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Emil P. Volkman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Garry L. Piercy | Sexually Violent Person | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Gregory R. Hall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Child pornography/film/tape/photo and Child pornography/reproduce/sell |
| James C. Miller | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse and Sex offender registering false info/2nd+ |
| James C. Stephenson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| James Dale McClellan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Sexual exploitation/expose organs |
| James Randall Smith | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Jamey D. Howell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Jared C. Laroe | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Jeffery M Shillit0 | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jeremy S. Wilkerson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Jerry D. Roof | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/tape/photo and Criminal sexual abuse |
| Jerry L. Miller | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| John D. Harrawood | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| John D. Prather | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| John E. Gunter | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Sex offender registering/false info |
| John S Proz | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| Jon E Brookmyer | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jose A. Canales | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse force and Criminal sexual abuse/force/2nd |
| Joseph Allen Rone | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011, Violate sex offender registration and Violate sex offender registration act |
| Joseph B. Taylor | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Joseph Ray Washburn | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Joshua E. Picklesimer | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school, Sex offender failure to register employer, Sexual exploitation/expose organs and Sexual predator loitering within 500′ of a public park |
| Joshua L. McClintock | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Justin Todd Spiller | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Kevin Alan Marshall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child and Violate sex offender registration |
| Kevin L. Wells | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report change of address |
| Kyle D. Laroe | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Lance Allen Fuell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Larry Dee Grove | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Attempt, Criminal sexual abuse/force/2nd and Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Larry E. Williams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon |
| Larry R. Tooley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse, Criminal sexual assault and Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Lonnie D. Atwood | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography |
| Matthew Alan Rutherford | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| Michael D. Motsinger | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Michael R. Williams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Paul Chwarczinski | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Child pornography/film/photos |
| Paul L. Sanders | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Randall R. Hall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Randy M. Gillihan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Ray A. Williams | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault |
| Richard D Borgra | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Richard M. Weisel | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Robbie Malckom Williams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Robert Ellis Withrow | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Robert W. Key | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault, Fail to register a new residence/school/2nd+, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Sex offender registering/false info |
| Robert W. Lewis | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Roger D. Walters | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Ronald D. Pierce | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Ronald G. Worley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| Ronald Lee Johnson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Russell G. Roeder | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Scotty Jordan Cooper | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Shawn M. Houston | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9 |
| Shawn R. Gilbreath | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Stephen Jeffrey Stritzel | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Steven M. Bundy | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Stewart C. Bozarth | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Tammy Michelle Cooper | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Theodore Lane Ohair | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Timothy J. Hicks | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Violate sex offender registration |
| Timothy Joseph Patton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Tony M. Brown | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Tyson Richard Hungate | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Vivienne Vanness | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Walter R. Steinberger | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| William J. Griggs | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm |
| Zachary J. Crocker | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos, Entice a child to remove clothes and Violate sex offender registration |
