West Central Reporter

There was one new registered sex offender living in McDonough County in the week ending Jan. 5 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed that, in total, 46 sexual offenders were living in McDonough County, compared to 45 the week before.

The offender who moved to McDonough 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 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
Nathaniel Addison	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Joseph W. Lambert	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse force
Rodney D. Kepler	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force
John N. Smith	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim vic 9-16
Traci M. Spencer	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Permitting sexual abuse of a child
Joshua A. Teel	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Agg crim sex abuse/weapon
Tevin Charles Huston	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
David L. Hayes	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Michael P. Hayes	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Attempt
William Weldon Miller	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Cash M. Spencer	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Criminal sexual abuse and Violate sex offender registration
Cory M. Craig	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Cyrus K. Henderson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Dennis M. Thomas	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Erik John Cobb	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Isaac Abraham Johnson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
James D. Lowrance	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Jason E. Fink	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
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 A. Geier	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
Michael L. MacKey	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Paul William Arrowood	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Robert E Waters	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Ronald T. Rouse	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Steven R. Slayback	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Thomas R. M. Thomas	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Wade J Dupoy	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Joseph Carrier	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Kenton Dale Duesenberg	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Ronald T. Miller	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Shane R. Johnson	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Antonio M. Staple	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Attempt and Criminal sexual assault/force
Craig Sydney Clauson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/tape/photo
Cody A. Link	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse, Criminal sexual abuse force and Indecent solicitation of a child
James J. M. Bower	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Jamey L. Powelson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
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
Alan L. Lambert	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force
Ronnie Wayne Adams	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force
Dessie A. David	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Permit sexual abuse of a child
Lewis C. Turner	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
William Jackson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault and Sex violent/dangerous fail to report/2nd+
Allen L. Carson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Sexual exploitation/expose organs