Sangamon Sun

There was one new registered sex offender living in Logan County in the week ending Jan. 5 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed that, in total, 25 sexual offenders were living in Logan County, compared to 24 the week before.

The offender who moved to Logan County at the time is a sexual predator.

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 offender 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.

Offender	Title	Status	Crime
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
Nathan Andrew Gee	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Sexual exploitation/expose organs
Kevin Dowdell	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm
Larry E. Morford	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Arthur Kahill	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd and Violate sex offender registration
Carlon W. Lewis Jr.	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Danny Bryant	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Attempt
Dennis C. Layman	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Jerome Johnson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Indecent solicitation of a child
Jon D. Oconnor	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Attempt and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Michael L. Tucker	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Ronald H. Deshazo	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Unlawful restraint
Christopher J. Walker	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Violate sex offender registration
Hasan Qazi	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Joel B. Mitchell	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
Joseph L. Johnston	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos and Child pornography/reproduce/sell
Crispin Fader Laya	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Jessi D. Schmidt	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force
Khalif Kelly	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011
Ryan Woodard	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force
Donald Needham	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