There were two new registered sex offenders living in Logan County in the week ending March 23 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.
The Registry showed that, in total, 47 sexual offenders were living in Logan County, compared to 45 the week before.
Both of the offenders who moved to Logan County at the time 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 Logan 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 Logan County as of Week Ending March 23
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Carpenter | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Terance A. Carter | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault |
| Scott Lee Jones | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent |
| Tyler C. Griffin | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Grooming |
| Martin T. Nicholas | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Nathan Andrew Gee | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Sexual exploitation/expose organs |
| Jason R. Blanford | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm |
| Franklin Eugene Wilkerson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Derrell O. Vannoy | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Keith E. Owens | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Patrick Graf | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Teddy Joe Brown | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Amanda L. Beasley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| Christopher John Ploense | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Indecent solicitation of a child |
| Fredrick G. Dorsey III | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| James L. Granda | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jeffrey W. Walker | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| Jose E. Nieves | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Attempt and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Keith Linn Yeazle | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet |
| Mark William Ryherd | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Mathis L. Westbrooks | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Unlawful restraint |
| Michael L. Tucker | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Patience J. Hashman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Richard Jason Nicholas | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Stephen T. Daily | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Attempt |
| Thomas John Gallagher | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Deanna L. Lange | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Jarrod L. Bennett | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Joshua W. Decker | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Mitchell A. Hagenbuch | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Nicholas Rutherford | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Robert L. Lovings | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Roger L. Mittelsteadt | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Mark J. Sedlacek | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration |
| Edward P. Malerich | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography |
| Charles Michael Ross | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos and Child pornography/reproduce/sell |
| Cory Tatro | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos, Child sex offender present at a public park and Violate sex offender registration |
| Paul J. Horchem | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/reproduce/sell and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Jerry S. Rude | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child sex offender present in a school zone and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Austin Z. Gillum | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Crispin Fader Laya | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent |
| Donald Wayne Kingery | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| Jessi D. Schmidt | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Ryan Woodard | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Kelvin McGee | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Deviate sexual assault, Failure to report a change of address/employment, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011, Rape and Violate sex offender registration |
| James T. Bruce | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Raphael Hagler | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
