Captain Joshua Ward Commander for the Division of the Academy and Training | Official Website
Captain Joshua Ward Commander for the Division of the Academy and Training | Official Website
Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives.
The offender moving into Effingham 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 Effingham County as of July 2024
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blake W. McWhorter | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Violate sex offender registration and Violate sex offender registration act |
| Bret A. Crooker | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Brian C. Anderson | Sexually Violent Person | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Christopher Gordon | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9 |
| Clinton J. Matlock | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Derek S. Lingafelter | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Easton Shue | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Public indecency/exposure/3rd+, Public indecency/lewd exposure and Public indecency/sex |
| Edward Richard Lonngren | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim >60 |
| Eric M. Hutchinson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Harold L. Marcellus | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jamie L. Crum | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Jeffery W. Koester | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Child pornography/solicit and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Jerad Brantley Gale | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm |
| Jeremy L. Christy | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Grooming |
| Jerry Lee Edwards | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Jesse John Schniederjan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| John Allen Fairbanks | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 9-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| John J. Sheehan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/reproduce/sell |
| Jonathan S. Ohlman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Kenneth R. Fitzgerald | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Lawrence Arthur McFall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Marc Lee Ohnesorge | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Merl D. Wheeler | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse force |
| Paul Stephen Ruffner | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Robert E. Lee | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Violate sex offender registration and Violate sex offender registration act |
| Robert Glenn Siler | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Robert W. Callis | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Fail to report weekly/no fixed address, Predatory criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration |
| Ryan Allen Edwards | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/reproduce/sell |
| Sean M. Magill | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Travis Gillespie | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration |
| Von William Soltwedel | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| William Dean Krone | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child |
| William Eugene Lowe | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| William W. Klitzing | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
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