Colonel Marcus Gipson Deputy Director for the Division of the Academy and Training | Official Website
Colonel Marcus Gipson Deputy Director for the Division of the Academy and Training | Official Website
Of the 10 offenders who moved to Adams County during this period, seven 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 Adams 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 Adams County as of Q2
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Smith | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Notification/no fixed address and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Alfredo Garcia | Sexual Predator | Location Unknown | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Andre P. Boyer | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Anthony C. Eaton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18 |
| Anthony E. Snow | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Anthony W. Cantwell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Armani Finley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse, Predatory criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration act |
| Barry Marquez | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Bobby J. Funk | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Brennan Michael Love | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Brian Michael Shoen | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/weapon, Aggravated unlawful restraint and Violate sex offender registration |
| Bryan R. Friedrich | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Carl J. Durall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Christopher L. Pearson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Columbus Mobley | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Fail to register a new residence/school/2nd+ and Violate sex offender registration |
| Craig Allen Mank | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm |
| Dallas Lance Deweese | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 9-16 and Unlawful restraint |
| Dallas S. Preston | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography |
| David C. Bonewharton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| David Paul Hall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| David W. Sparrow | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography |
| Deatric Daviston | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Dejon T. Humphrey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Violate sex offender registration |
| Dennis Gillespie | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm, Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18 and Domestic battery/bodily harm |
| Derrick L. Farris | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17/2nd |
| Donald L. Altgilbers | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet |
| Donald R. Creasy | Child Murderer/Murderer | Compliant | Murder with intent to kill or injure |
| Dustin M. Schroeder | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Eduardo Leon | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Edward M. Hicks | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Emmit L. Brown | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration |
| Erich J. Wagenknecht | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos and Child pornography/reproduce/sell |
| Ernest Ray Smiley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Garfield Nunn | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim vic 9-16 and Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school |
| Herbert M. Brent | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Failure to report a change of address/employment, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Kidnaping/force or threat |
| Holly N. Rhodes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| James Brewer | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Failure to report a change of address/employment, Failure to report change of address and Violate sex offender registration act |
| James E. Smart | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| James R. Mizell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jamie Allen Havens | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Sexual exploitation of a child/sex act |
| Jeffrey William Pudlo | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Jerry Lynn Lindsey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual assault/vic 9-13 |
| Joe Morgan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| John D. King | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| John R. Hyde | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Jon C. Martin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Kidnaping/secretly confine |
| Juan M. Gonzalez-Esteves | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Kenneth P. Halle | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Kenneth R. Neal | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Kevin J. Gricius | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated child pornography, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Child pornography/solicit |
| Lawrence K. Eichler | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Leroy Patton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Lukus P. Fuchs | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Mark A. Nichols | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Mark G. Ratermann | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Matthew G. Unglesbee | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Child sex offender/loitering and Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Michael A. Beal | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd, Indecent solicitation of a child and Violate sex offender registration |
| Michael E. Fezekas | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18 |
| Michael J. Bier | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child and Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet |
| Michael Joseph Swank | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Michael K. Snow | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim vic 9-16 |
| Michael P. Shipley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/retarded |
| Miguel A. Salinas-Malvaes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Orlando Lozada | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Robert L. Altheide | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent, Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school and Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd |
| Scott A. Riggs | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Sean J. Edwards | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Sergio D. Valenzuela | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault, Failure to report a change of address/employment, Failure to report annually/2+ and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| Shon A. Weed | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Violate sex offender registration act |
| Steven A. Caldwell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Child sex offender present in a school zone |
| Tariq Hill | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Timothy J. Hicks | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse force and Violate sex offender registration |
| Timothy R. Mandrell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011, Predatory criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration |
| Travis T. Schoonover | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Trent Taylor | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| William J. Schorsch | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Unlawful restraint |
| William M North | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
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