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1 new registered sex offender living in Johnson County in week ending Dec. 15

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Brendan F. Kelly Director of the Illinois State Police | Official Website

Brendan F. Kelly Director of the Illinois State Police | Official Website

There was one new registered sex offender living in Johnson County in the week ending Dec. 15 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed that, in total, 11 sexual offenders were living in Johnson County, compared to 10 the week before.

The offender who moved to Johnson 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 Johnson 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.

Registered Sex Offenders in Johnson County as of Week Ending Dec. 15

OffenderTitleStatusCrime
Tyrone PeacockSexual PredatorNon-CompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse
Charles Thomas JohnsonSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Violate sex offender registration
Billy R. ButlerSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
David C. KaneSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Edward L. WhitfordSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Mathew T. LundakSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Sexual exploitation/expose organs/2nd
Monroe HaynesSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd and Violate sex offender registration
Stanley A. MeyerSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Michael William RostSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9
Cecil Dewight GrissomSexual PredatorCompliantCriminal sexual assault
Randall J. EaleySexual PredatorNon-CompliantPredatory criminal sexual assault

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