Colonel Kelly J. Walter Chief of Staff of Illinois State Police | Official Website
Colonel Kelly J. Walter Chief of Staff of Illinois State Police | Official Website
The Registry showed 28 sexual offenders living in Bureau County, compared to 27 the month before.
The offender who moved to Bureau 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 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.
Registered Sex Offenders in Bureau County as of December 2024
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Christian Michael Barry | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon |
| 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 |
| Christopher O. Lutz | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Darren Ray Long | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Darren W. Crow | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| 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 |
| Fredrick William Teeslink | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Michael E. Debates | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/tape/photo, Child pornography/masturbation and Child sex offender present in a school zone |
| Michael Herman Schuette | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos and Sexual exploitation/expose organs |
| Michael J. Hall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault and Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Nathan L. Mitro | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/solicit a child to appear |
| Robert Eugene Carroll | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Robert William Finley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| 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 |
| William H. Shan Jr. | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
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