Colonel J.W. Price Deputy Director of the Division of Criminal Investigation | Official Website
Colonel J.W. Price Deputy Director of the Division of Criminal Investigation | Official Website
The offender who moved to Jefferson County in December 2024 is a sexual predator.
Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives.
The offender moving into Jefferson 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 Jefferson County as of December 2024 2024
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernerd Raymond Buchanan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Billy G. Sullivan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography and Violate sex offender registration |
| Brian Joseph Reynolds | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Bronson D. Hughes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Chad Obrien Lighthart | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Charles A. Webber | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| 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 |
| David M. Bullock | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Donald Lee Stevens | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Edmund J. Kucharski | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Eric Noel Hernandez | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos and Violate sex offender registration act |
| Erie T. Roberts | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Francisco Muniz | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Hayley M. Reneau | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Henry Clayton Stanford | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration |
| Ishmal Hunt | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| James D. Phillips | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| James Robert Oglesby | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| 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 |
| John David Allen | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Joshua R. Moyer | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Keonmartel Redmond | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Sex offender registering false info |
| Kiegan Mv Covarrubias | Sexually Violent Person | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos and Criminal sexual assault/cant consent/2nd |
| Kyle R. Hendershott | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Lee A. Wright Jr. | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Lindsay Williams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Marcus S. Staley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Michael David Smith | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Sexual exploitation of a child/sex act |
| Michael S. Goldman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated domestic battery |
| Randy A. Joy | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Randy D. Brown | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault |
| Reginald H. Johnson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault and Criminal sexual assault/2nd+ |
| 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 |
| Richard L. Seals | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Robert D. Frey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Robert D. Storment | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Robert F. Latham | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Failure to report annually |
| Robert L. Talley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography victim less than 13 |
| 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+ |
| Sean M. Tolley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Thomas A. Spell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Tony A. Lopez | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Wayne Szklankonwski | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Grooming and Violate sex offender registration |
| Wendell R. Cooper | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm |
| William Phillip Borland | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| William Robert Spandet | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Willie J. Perry | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
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