West Central Reporter

There was one new registered sex offender living in McDonough County in January 2024 compared to the month before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The offender who moved to McDonough County in January 2024 is a sexual predator.

Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives.

The offender moving into McDonough 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
Allen L. Carson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Sexual exploitation/expose organs
Antonio M. Staple	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Attempt and Criminal sexual assault/force
Cash M. Spencer	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Criminal sexual abuse and Violate sex offender registration
Cody A. Link	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse, Criminal sexual abuse force and Indecent solicitation of a child
Cory M. Craig	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Craig Sydney Clauson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/tape/photo
Cyrus K. Henderson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Daniel L. Leach	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Sexual exploitation/expose organs
David L. Hayes	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Dennis M. Thomas	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Dessie A. David	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Permit sexual abuse of a child
Erik John Cobb	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
James D. Lowrance	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
James J. M. Bower	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Jamey L. Powelson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
Joseph Carrier	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Joseph W. Lambert	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse force
Joshua A. Teel	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Agg crim sex abuse/weapon
Kenton Dale Duesenberg	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Lewis C. Turner	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Marlin Curtis Hurst	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Michael A. Garza	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Michael E. Fitch	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Michael F. Radosh	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Nathaniel Addison	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Ora E. Shannon	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault, Criminal sexual assault/force, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Violate sex offender registration
Paul William Arrowood	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Ricardo E. Sanchez	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Robert E Waters	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Robert E. Webb	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Rodney D. Kepler	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force
Ronald T. Miller	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Ronald T. Rouse	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Shane R. Johnson	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Steven R. Slayback	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Tevin Charles Huston	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Thomas R. M. Thomas	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Timothy M. Spencer	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Child pornography/reproduce/sell, Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Violate sex offender registration
Traci M. Spencer	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Permitting sexual abuse of a child
Travis L. Kurrle	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
William Jackson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault and Sex violent/dangerous fail to report/2nd+
William Weldon Miller	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse