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Lawrence County houses 1 new registered sex offender as of March 2024

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Brendan F. Kelly Director of the Illinois State Police | Official Website

Brendan F. Kelly Director of the Illinois State Police | Official Website

There was one new registered sex offender living in Lawrence County in March 2024 compared to the month before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed 16 sexual offenders living in Lawrence County, compared to 15 the month before.

The offender who moved to Lawrence County in March 2024 is a sexual predator.

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

The offender moving into Lawrence 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 Lawrence County as of March 2024

OffenderTitleStatusCrime
Anthony L. ChisolmSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Bobby L. SmithSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Carla KennedySexual PredatorCompliantCriminal sexual assault, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school and Sex relations
Charles Ray DukeSexual PredatorCompliantPredatory criminal sexual assault
Corey L. KerschnerSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Damien D. WisemanSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
David G. WalterNon-verified Child Sex OffenderCompliantCriminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Denver K. WilkenNon-verified Child Sex OffenderCompliantCriminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Douglas J. HillSexual PredatorNon-CompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Failure to report annually/2+
Jennifer L Burkhart-RutkowskiSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
John C. SechrestSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Jonathan W. EanesSexual PredatorCompliantPredatory criminal sexual assault
King H. BrownSexual PredatorNon-CompliantAggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <13
Logan L. BrunerSexual PredatorCompliantPredatory criminal sexual assault
Phoebe R. DrummondSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Roger L. WimberlySexual PredatorCompliantPredatory criminal sexual assault