West Central Reporter

There were two new registered sex offenders living in Morgan County in January compared to the month before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed 47 sexual offenders living in Morgan County, compared to 45 the month before.

Both of the offenders who moved to Morgan County in January were sexual predators.

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

The offenders moving into Morgan 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
Anthony Lee Neely	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Failure to report annually
Arthur L. Martin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Bryan J. Mitchell	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Carlton L. McGlothlin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Criminal sexual assault/force
Carroll M. Leib	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault
Chevezes D White	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Christopher D. Hunnicutt	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/solicit a child to appear and Criminal sexual abuse/victim vic 9-16
Cleophius Simmons	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
David K. Minnick	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Donald Lee Foster	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Exploitation of a child less than 13 and Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd
Edward James Williams	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Freddie G Law	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Gary D. Williams	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Herbert E. Tamulis	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
James Bernard Visocky	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
James C. Elliott	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
James S. Kline	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
James V. Bagwell	Sexually Violent Person	Non-Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Jason A. Voyles	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Jebediah S Miller	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Jeffery W. Tranbarger	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Jeffrey T. Anderson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Jess Nolting Jr.	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Violate sex offender registration
John B. Dodd	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Joseph Robert Boatman	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Sexual exploitation/expose organs
Joshua D. Markley	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
Julius Stovall	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Kelsey Long-Brown	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Kenneth A. Kennedy	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Kevin L. Barrett	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Kirk L. Willingham	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18 and Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17
Kyle D. Upchurch	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Indecent solicitation of a child
Larry E. Durham Jr.	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Indecent solicitation of a child
Michael L. Miller	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Violate sex offender registration
Othello Williams	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault
Richard D. Henson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Richard T. Lambert	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report annually
Robert A. Peterson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Salvador Sabino-Sanchez	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Unlawful restraint
Steven P. Guilliams	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Thomas E. Rainey	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Timothy K. Riley	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim >60
Toney Lamar Simpson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Travis A. Gant	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Travis James McNeece	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Tylor W. White	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Zachery M. Harms	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Indecent solicitation of a child