East Central Reporter

There was one new registered sex offender living in Shelby County in the week ending Jan. 19 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed that, in total, 25 sexual offenders were living in Shelby County, compared to 24 the week before.

The offender who moved to Shelby County at the time is a sexual predator.

Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives. Sexually violent people are no longer listed 10 years after their conviction.

The offender moving into Shelby 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
Franklin D. Huddleston	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Failure to report a change of address/employment, Failure to report annually and Failure to report annually/2+
Lucas Tyler Edwards	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school
Kim W. Craig	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Failure to report a change of address/employment and Indecent solicitation of a child
Lonnie Lee Nichols	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Traveling to meet a minor
Daniel J. Kautz	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Robert Brandon Phillips	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Criminal sexual abuse
Robert D. Thompson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Stephen S. Klauser	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Derek L. Ray	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Eric Wayne Pease	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Jeremy P. Skinner	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Criminal sexual abuse
Jimmy R. Tappendorf	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Joseph Anthony Barker	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Nathan Scott Wheeler	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Wade T. Burch	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
William Levi Carlock	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Kevin D. Wicker	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Richard A. Hooker	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Criminal sexual assault/cant consent
Scott M. Prince	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Clint T. McElroy	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Philip J. Bower	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
James A. Devore	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
Kevin L. Agney	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011
William L. Whitehead	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
Shane T. Johnson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault