East Central Reporter

There were five new registered sex offenders living in Edgar County in February 2024 compared to the month before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

Of the five offenders who moved to Edgar County in February, four were sexual predators.

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

The offenders moving into Edgar 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
Alonte Anderson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Anthony Grant	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
Anthony M. Robinson	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Custodial sexual misconduct
Bules Dean Turner	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Fail to register a new residence/school/2nd+, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school and Violate sex offender registration
Byron L. Durbin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Chavis J. Dotson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Cody R. Currie	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
David J. Cox	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Violate sex offender registration
Dillon L. Gordon	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Donald W. Jackson	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Failure to report a change of address/employment, Failure to report annually/2+ and Failure to report change of address
Emmitt Fitzgerald	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Gabriel England	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Hugo F. Cruz	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/weapon and Violate sex offender registration
Jared C. Schneier	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Jeremiah A. Fudge	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school
Jordan Daniel Lozano	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd and Violate sex offender registration
Milton Leslie Gray	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Ronald D. McGill	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Sean Fitzgerald	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Steven Craig Bontjes	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/tape/photo
Thomas N. Thompson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Tim Lawrence	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Timothy A. Vaughn	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Tyler Michael Bryant	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/weapon
Vernon R. Buchanan	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment