Rockford Sun

There were two new registered sex offenders living in Boone County in the week ending Jan. 19 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed that, in total, 48 sexual offenders were living in Boone County, compared to 46 the week before.

Of the two offenders who moved to Boone County at the time, one was 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 offenders 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
Robert Gray	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault
Geoffrey W. Godshall	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Anthony B. Gonzalez	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Cody Ray Hughes	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
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
Jeffrey Wright	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd and Failure to report annually
Esteban Gonzalez	Sexual Predator	Location Unknown	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Merlin Floyd Wallace	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Kevin W. Schauer	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18
Mike D. Olsen	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18
Buddy A. Welch	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Matias Ramos-Vasquez	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Todd Everett Harbison	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Angela L. Taft	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Brian J. Pearse	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
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
Daryl L. McGehee	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Edward Rivera	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to notify/no fixed address
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
Joshua K. Munch	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Sex offender present at a public park
Michael W. Swanson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Rogelio A. Munoz	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Todd Wendell Austin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Indecent solicitation of a child
Eddie Rodriguez	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Jeffrey A. Jordan	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Kyle Allen Graves	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Pierce Edward Coleman	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Russell E. Lee	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Theodore Kottmeier	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Violate sex offender registration act
Vernon R. Johnson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
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
Gabriele Moises Martinez	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Attempt and Criminal sexual assault/force
James A. Severson	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Jonathan M. Garcia	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Richard Keith Yohn	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Thomas R Kronas	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Benjamin M. Childers	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/tape/photo
David J. Martin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/tape/photo and Violate sex offender registration
Edwin Martin Fischer	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/tape/photo
Sean Grimoldby	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/tape/photo
Tyler D. Bennett	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17
Edward Todd Walker	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Criminal sexual assault and Sex relations
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
Seth A. Soltow	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force
Brian K. Brzezinski	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Indecent solicitation of a child and Predatory criminal sexual assault