South West Illinois News

There were three new registered sex offenders living in Randolph County in December 2024 compared to the month before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed 42 sexual offenders living in Randolph County, compared to 41 the month before. During this period, two offenders left Randolph County and three moved into the area.

All three of the offenders who moved to Randolph County in December 2024 were sexual predators.

Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives.

The offenders 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
Alfred N. Aukema	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Andrew W. Sides	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
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
Brad L. Donath	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Sexually dangerous person
Bruce Lee Gonis	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Charles Wayne Gorz	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
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
Cory S. Houk	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
David G. Brennan	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9
Dennis Wilkes	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Donald G. McClaine	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Essex Starr Knapp	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Jacob Christopher Ross	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet
James A. Warren	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
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
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
Joseph A. Dunn	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
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
Larry W. Schilling	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
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
Mathew L. Barnes	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Violate sex offender registration
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
Randall Blake	Sexually Dangerous Person	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm, Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Sexually dangerous recovered
Randy E. Loyd	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
Robert M. Boucher	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography victim less than 13
Robert R JR Falkenhein	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Sherry L. Carnahan	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18
Steve William Manning	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography
Torrey A. Korando	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/force/2nd and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Travis Wade Burris	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Vinus M Duran	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Child pornography/reproduce/sell
William Dawson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault