The number of sex offenders living in Bureau County remained unchanged at 26 in the week ending Feb. 2 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.
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 Bureau County as of Week Ending Feb. 2
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Wayne Pickford | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Child sex offender present in a school zone and Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet |
| Timothy James Low | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school |
| Kurtis A. Kelchner | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Sexual exploitation of a child/sex act and Violate sex offender registration |
| Mark Norman McCoy | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Sexual exploitation of a child/sex act |
| Darren W. Crow | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Robert William Finley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Charles Scott Sigler | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Child sex offender/reside 500′, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school and Violate sex offender registration |
| Christopher Lee Crowe | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address and Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd |
| James M. Parrish | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| John M. Hemphill | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Justin N. Metcalf | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Karen Jean Danner | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Keshia M. Bliss | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Matthew D. Miller | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Matthew David Jiardina | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school and Violate sex offender registration |
| Robert Eugene Carroll | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Garrett H. Birch | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 9-16 and Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Jacob J. Cullifer | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| James E. Rahn | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Christian Michael Barry | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon |
| Christopher O. Lutz | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Michael E. Debates | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/tape/photo, Child pornography/masturbation and Child sex offender present in a school zone |
| Nathan L. Mitro | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/solicit a child to appear |
| Darren Ray Long | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Michael J. Hall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault and Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Fredrick William Teeslink | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
