Illinois Valley Times

There was one new registered sex offender living in Bureau County in the week ending Dec. 8 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed that, in total, 21 sexual offenders were living in Bureau County, compared to 20 the week before.

The offender who moved to Bureau 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 Bureau 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
Richard D. Lyons	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
Zarice Johnson	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Failure to report a change of address/employment
John A. Prescott	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
Kawacki Cornelius Keller	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Darryl Peoples	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Eldon Dean Smith	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18
Michael Irvin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Chi D. Bryant	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
James M. Parrish	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Jeremiah Cobbs	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Jonathan S. Ohlman	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
Keshia M. Bliss	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Richard Alan Tyrrell	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Timothy M. Mahnesmith	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Zachary Thurman	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
James E. Rahn	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
George W. Blue	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Clifton Towns	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/solicit a child to appear
Darren Ray Long	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault