The number of sex offenders living in Jefferson County remained unchanged at 50 in the week ending Dec. 15 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 Jefferson County as of Week Ending Dec. 15
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Tyler Crawford | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| Joshua R. Moyer | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Jimmy R. Elder | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Non-Compliant | Failure to report annually/2+, Indecent solicitation of a child and Violate sex offender registration act |
| Joel Gonzalez | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Non-Compliant | Grooming |
| Wayne Szklankonwski | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Grooming and Violate sex offender registration |
| Michael David Smith | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Sexual exploitation of a child/sex act |
| Wendell R. Cooper | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm |
| Francisco Muniz | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Marcus S. Staley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Michael S. Goldman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated domestic battery |
| Sean M. Tolley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Willie J. Perry | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Donald Lee Stevens | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Ishmal Hunt | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Richard L. Seals | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Chad Obrien Lighthart | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Randy A. Joy | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Scottie Coleman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to report change of address/employment/2nd, Failure to report annually and Failure to report annually/2+ |
| Tony A. Lopez | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| William Robert Spandet | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Bernerd Raymond Buchanan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Bronson D. Hughes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Charles Berry Tompkins | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Failure to report change of address and Violate sex offender registration act |
| Clarence Tracy | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Dale Eugene Bergman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Edmund J. Kucharski | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Lee A. Wright Jr. | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Robert F. Latham | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Failure to report annually |
| William Phillip Borland | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Robert D. Storment | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Randy D. Brown | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault |
| Billy G. Sullivan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography and Violate sex offender registration |
| Robert L. Talley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography victim less than 13 |
| Charles A. Webber | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| David M. Bullock | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Eric Noel Hernandez | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos and Violate sex offender registration act |
| Hayley M. Reneau | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Thomas A. Spell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Reginald H. Johnson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault and Criminal sexual assault/2nd+ |
| Brian Joseph Reynolds | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Keonmartel Redmond | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Sex offender registering false info |
| Robert D. Frey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Erie T. Roberts | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Henry Clayton Stanford | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration |
| James D. Phillips | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| James Robert Oglesby | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Kyle R. Hendershott | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Lindsay Williams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Rex Emmitt Chronister | Sexually Violent Person | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Kiegan Mv Covarrubias | Sexually Violent Person | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos and Criminal sexual assault/cant consent/2nd |
