South West Illinois News

There was one new registered sex offender living in Randolph County in the week ending Dec. 8 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed that, in total, 42 sexual offenders were living in Randolph County, compared to 41 the week before.

The offender who moved to Randolph 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 Randolph 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.

Offender	Title	Status	Crime
Dennis Wilkes	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Essex Starr Knapp	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Johnathon L. Cobb	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Violate sex offender registration
Travis Wade Burris	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Alfred N. Aukema	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Sherry L. Carnahan	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18
Angela M. Valentine	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Anthony A. Jung	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Bruce Lee Gonis	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Christopher Toombs	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd and Failure to report a change of address/employment
James A. Warren	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Joseph E. Johnson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Joshua Michael Wingerter	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Kenneth L. Inselmann	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Khristopher M Diercks	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Lawrence J. Tyson	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Child sex offender present in a school zone, Sexual exploitation/expose organs, Violate sex offender registration and Violate sex offender registration act
Michael A. Carroll	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Michael W. Spence	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Failure to report annually, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Violate sex offender registration
Mildred M. Murphy	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Nathan P. Pegg	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Paul O. Green	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Robert R JR Falkenhein	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Robert T. Hartz	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Vinus M Duran	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Child pornography/reproduce/sell
Andrew W. Sides	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Johnny L. Ward	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Aggravated criminal sexual assault/vic 9-13 and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Larry W. Schilling	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
David G. Brennan	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9
Steve William Manning	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography
Robert M. Boucher	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography victim less than 13
Joseph A. Dunn	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Torrey A. Korando	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/force/2nd and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Randy E. Loyd	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
Jacob Christopher Ross	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet
Charles Wayne Gorz	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Donald G. McClaine	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
James R. Miller	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Jayson D. McClaine	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Jeffrey J. Carter	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
William Dawson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Brad L. Donath	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Sexually dangerous person
Randall Blake	Sexually Dangerous Person	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm, Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Sexually dangerous recovered