Illinois Valley Times

There were two new registered sex offenders living in Bureau County in the week ending March 16 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed that, in total, 26 sexual offenders were living in Bureau County, compared to 24 the week before.

Both of the offenders who moved to Bureau County at the time were sexual predators.

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 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
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
Curtis P. Kelly	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
James M. Parrish	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
Kenneth Daniel Smith	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