East Central Reporter

There were three new registered sex offenders living in Edgar County as of the first quarter of 2025, compared to the previous quarter, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed that, in total, 31 sexual offenders were living in Edgar County, compared to 30 the quarter before. Over these three months, two offenders left Edgar County and three moved into the area.

Of the three offenders who moved to Edgar County during this period, two 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 Edgar 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
Adam J. Starr	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Bruce A. Hill	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Christopher Lee Walker	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim vic 9-16
Colt S. Wells	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Fail to register a new residence/school/2nd+, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd and Violate sex offender registration
Dallas L. Deweese	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Fail to register a new residence/school/2nd+, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school and Violate sex offender registration
David Brent Orris	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Debra A. Toothman	Sexual Predator	Location Unknown	Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd, Failure to report change of address, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Unlawful restraint
Donald E. Littlejohn	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
Dustin Cameron Craig	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Dustin L. Swinford	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Dustin W. Steen	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Eddie D. Shelton	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Harry a Shivlar	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Jacob Arthur Comstock	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/weapon and Violate sex offender registration
Jeremiah A. Fudge	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school
Jerry L. Fitzsimmons	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Katheryn Sue Johnson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Kenny Eugene Daugherty	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Lloyd R. Ordiway	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Lucas W. Wheeler	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Michael Jay Howard	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Milton Leslie Gray	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Patricia L. Ross	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Violate sex offender registration
Ronald D. McGill	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Sean Christopher Baldwin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd and Violate sex offender registration
Terry A. Moore	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/weapon
Thomas N. Thompson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Timothy A. Vaughn	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Timothy M Seuffer	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm, Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration
William D. Barnett	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
William H. Baker	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/tape/photo