No new registered sex offenders living in Greene County in week ending Dec. 29

Lieutenant Colonel Scott Ahrens Assistant Deputy Director for the Division of Criminal Investigation Statewide Support Command | Official Website

By West Central Reporter

Jan 6, 2025

The number of sex offenders living in Greene County remained unchanged at 17 in the week ending Dec. 29 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

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.

Registered Sex Offenders in Greene County as of Week Ending Dec. 29

Offender	Title	Status	Crime
Levi D. Reid	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
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
Leroy Harris	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Diamond J. McNeil	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Kenneth A. Alexander	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
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
Dwayne Lightning	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Julio Sosa	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
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
Vernon J. Scott	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Sean Franklin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
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
Steven Michael Bastean	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Frank Studnicki	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Charles L. Vinton	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force/2nd+