Lieutenant Colonel Scott Ahrens Assistant Deputy Director for the Division of Criminal Investigation Statewide Support Command | Official Website
Lieutenant Colonel Scott Ahrens Assistant Deputy Director for the Division of Criminal Investigation Statewide Support Command | Official Website
The Registry showed that, in total, 15 sexual offenders were living in Hancock County, compared to 14 the week before.
The offender who moved to Hancock 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 Hancock 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John A. Konkler | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse force and Violate sex offender registration |
| James R. Love | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd, Public indecency\sexual conduct/3rd and Violate sex offender registration |
| James E. Dooley | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse |
| Jimmy Earl Palmisano | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim vic 9-16 |
| Todd S Combites | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet |
| James M Helenthal | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Carl C. Phillips | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Glenn Dewayne Thomas | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jon L. Salyers | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jonathon W. Tripp | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Douglas J. Roan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Jesse W. Evans | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Randall S. Cotham | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault |
| Joshua Kessler | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography |
| Steven D. Wood | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/tape/photo |
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