Colonel Kelly J. Walter Chief of Staff of Illinois State Police | Official Website
Colonel Kelly J. Walter Chief of Staff of Illinois State Police | Official Website
The Registry showed that, in total, 18 sexual offenders were living in Greene County, compared to 15 the quarter before. Over these three months, one offender left Greene County and four moved into the area.
All four of the offenders who moved to Greene County during this period 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 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Gary Allen Morgan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Hillery E. Stuller | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Paul R. Schurter | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault, Failure to report annually/2+, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Sean Franklin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Vernon J. Scott | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
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