East Central Reporter

The number of sex offenders living in Lawrence County stayed at 12 in March 2024 compared to the month before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

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

The offenders 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.

Offender	Title	Status	Crime
Brandon Lenard Partlow	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Damien D. Wiseman	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Gavin L. Billups	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
James E. Frazer	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Grooming
Jeffery Williams	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Jennifer L. Burkhart-Rutkowski	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
John C. Sechrest	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Jonathan W. Eanes	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
King H. Brown	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <13
Robert M. Boucher	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Timothy Keith Farmer	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school and Sex relations
Woodrow F. Wilson Jr.	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16