Rockford Sun

There was one new registered sex offender living in Boone County in December 2024 compared to the month before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed 48 sexual offenders living in Boone County, compared to 47 the month before.

The offender who moved to Boone County in December 2024 is a sexual predator.

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

The offender moving into Boone 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
Alan F. Wych	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011
Angela L. Taft	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Anthony B. Gonzalez	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Benjamin M. Childers	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/tape/photo
Brian J. Pearse	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Brian K. Brzezinski	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Indecent solicitation of a child and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Buddy A. Welch	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Chad Michael Kobs	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Charles D. Higgins	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Christian Rosas	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9
Clarence Dee King	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Attempt and Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Cody Ray Hughes	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Daryl L. McGehee	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
David J. Martin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/tape/photo and Violate sex offender registration
Eddie Rodriguez	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Edward Rivera	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to notify/no fixed address
Edwin Martin Fischer	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/tape/photo
Esteban Gonzalez	Sexual Predator	Location Unknown	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Eugene Jackson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Gabriele Moises Martinez	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Attempt and Criminal sexual assault/force
Geoffrey W. Godshall	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
James A. Severson	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Jeffrey A. Jordan	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Jeffrey Wright	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd and Failure to report annually
Jered F. Klein	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Jeremy L Kollak	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Jonathan M. Garcia	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Joshua K. Munch	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Sex offender present at a public park
Kevin W. Schauer	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18
Kyle Allen Graves	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Mark L. Weisz	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Fail to register a new residence/school/2nd+, Fail to rpt change of employment w/in 3 days/2nd, Sex offender registering/false info and Violate sex offender registration
Matias Ramos-Vasquez	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Merlin Floyd Wallace	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Michael W. Swanson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Mike D. Olsen	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18
Pierce Edward Coleman	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Richard Keith Yohn	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Robert Gray	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault
Rogelio A. Munoz	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Russell E. Lee	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Sean Grimoldby	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/tape/photo
Seth A. Soltow	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force
Theodore Kottmeier	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Violate sex offender registration act
Thomas R Kronas	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Todd Everett Harbison	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Todd Wendell Austin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Indecent solicitation of a child
Tyler D. Bennett	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Vernon R. Johnson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13