Colonel Christopher Owen Deputy Director of the Division of Patrol | Official Website
Colonel Christopher Owen Deputy Director of the Division of Patrol | Official Website
The Registry showed that, in total, 20 sexual offenders were living in Clark County, compared to 18 the quarter before. Over these three months, two offenders left Clark County and four moved into the area.
Of the four offenders who moved to Clark County during this period, three were sexual predators.
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 offenders moving into Clark County may have been recently convicted or moved from other cities in the US.
A SafeHome.org study found that the number of registered sex offenders in the U.S. rose to more than 795,000 as of August 2024, an increase of about 8,000 from 2023.
Illinois has the fifth-highest number of registered sex offenders in the country, with over 34,000 individuals on the registry, and ranks 23rd in number of offenders per 100,000 residents.
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennie A. Hays | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Brenda S. Hamand | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Daniel L. Ligget | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Dustin Shane Cornell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Edwin Alan Baston | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Jackie Lee Boswell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jeremy J. Fiscus | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Criminal sexual assault |
| John Howard Beaty | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Kenneth Lee Watkins | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Malynne T Peterson | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Michael Haynes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Noble D. Jackson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child |
| Ricky L. Beasley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Robert Edward Dartz | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Robert Mayer | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Tyler William Thompson | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Wade D Sons | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| William C. Laycock | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Wilmer E. Mathews | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography |
| Wyatt N. Conover | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
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