East Central Reporter

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

The Registry showed 98 sexual offenders living in Coles County, compared to 94 the month before. During this period, four offenders left Coles County and eight moved into the area.

Of the eight offenders who moved to Coles County in February, seven were sexual predators.

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

The offenders moving into Coles 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
Aaron W. Chadwick	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Andrew Z. Sheets	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Fail to report weekly/no fixed address
Anthony Duane Bell	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd
Anthony L. Blythe	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Anthony Michael Conklin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Beaulyza T Henderson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Bernard J. Head	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Braden Levie Anderson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Failure to register new residence/school
Bradlee A. Rader	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17
Bradley J. Fudge	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Brady M. Carroll	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Violate sex offender registration
Braxton T. Lucas	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Violate sex offender registration
Brian Lee Daum	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography victim less than 13
Caleb D. Burton	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Violate sex offender registration
Calvin J. Lucas	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 9-16 and Attempt
Carlos R. Lopez	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Charles W. Tipton	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Chester R. Trueblood	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Christopher L. Grigg	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Clifford H. Nicholson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17
Clifton M. Wilkins	Sexual Predator	Location Unknown	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Colton Douglas Black	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Craig Clavielle	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/cant consent
Craig W. Mooney	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Dale A. Johnson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse
Daniel B Hoefke	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Daniel E. Hagen	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Darrell Beck	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
David W. Kinnison	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography
Dereck A. Todd	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Douglas R. McKibben	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Dustin E. Garrard	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault and Sexual predator present at a public park
Ernest Welch	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/cant consent
Frankie J. Vanguilder	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Gabriel W. Bosler	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
George L. Smith	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force and Failure to report a change of address/employment
George R. Williams	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Harold E. Hendrickson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force
Harold J. Heidlebaugh	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Heath R. Hildebrand	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd and Violate sex offender registration
Hunter A. Duitsman	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Jacob Mathew Schneider	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
James Farris	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
James L. Shoot	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Janet S. Cunningham	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/solicit a child to appear
Jeremy Higgins	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Failure to report annually/2+
Jereth Gregory	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
John H. Arthur	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
John M. McCullough	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
John W. Rinehart	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force, Failure to report change of address and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Johnta Jackson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
Jon W. Berry	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Jonathan B. Rider	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Jonathan D. Young	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Indecent solicitation of a child
Jonathan Jaquies Berry	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd, Violate sex offender registration and Violate sex offender registration act
Kathy L. Arthur	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9
Kelly Yarbrough	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration
Kenneth E. Willis	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Kenneth R. Cushman	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Keon D. Cooper	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim vic 9-16
Larry E. Paden	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Exploitation of a child less than 13 and Sexual exploitation/expose organs/2nd
Larry W. Craig	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Larry Williams	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Levi T. Bennett	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Lucas J. Fain	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Maxie P. Osborn	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Michael D. Cravens	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse intellectually disabled and Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school
Michael David Smith	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Michael Eugene Hays	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9
Michael L. Crist	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Michelle Elliott	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration
Neil E. Purdy	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos and Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Nicky Joe Moore	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Otto C. Brewer	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Paul E. Woods	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Paula S. Hedge	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Randall Myers	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Richard W. Beckler	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Indecent solicitation of a child, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd and Violate sex offender registration
Robert A. Davis	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Robert D. Brown	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration
Robert Joseph Dailey	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Robert L. Dailey	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
Robert S. York	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Rodge J Mccray-Kyse	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Ryan Gage Bertolet	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Ryan S. Patrick	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Ryan W. Adams	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Scot G. Soliday	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Seth J. Dunst	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Failure to register new residence/school, Out of state fail to register/2nd and Out of state failure to register
Shawn A. Miah	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Failure to report change of address and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Stephen Hovious	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child abduction lure a child victim under 17 and Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Steven D. Lawrence	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Steven P. Chapman	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd
Tadget W Carlyle	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Thomas P. Watson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Todd C. Johnson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Wes A. Hughes	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18 and Violate sex offender registration
William Scott Powell	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse