West Central Reporter

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

The offender who moved to Greene County in August is a sexual predator.

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

The offender moving into Greene 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
Billy Joe McWhorter	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Brett A. Pickrel	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Charles Jones	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd+, Failure to report change of address and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011
Charles L. Vinton	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force/2nd+
Daniel C. Hardwick	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual assault/vic 9-13
Diamond J. McNeil	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Dwayne Lightning	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Frank Studnicki	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Jacob B. Ames	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Failure to report change of address and Violate sex offender registration act
Jacob R. Hendy	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Julio Sosa	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Kendrick Tatum	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Kenneth A. Alexander	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Leroy Harris	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Levi D. Reid	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Nicholas B. Rosenwinkel	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to register a new residence/school/2nd+ and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Sean Franklin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Steven Michael Bastean	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Vernon J. Scott	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16