Southern Illinois News

There were five new registered sex offenders living in Union County in February 2024 compared to the month before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed 27 sexual offenders living in Union County, compared to 24 the month before. During this period, two offenders left Union County and five moved into the area.

All five of the offenders who moved to Union County in February were sexual predators.

Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives.

The offenders moving into Union 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
Allan Gene Davis	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/retarded
Antonio Tyler	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Brian J. Schultz	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet and Traveling to meet a minor
Charles W. Peshoff	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Dakota W. Keller	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Daniel J. Rappe	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon
David Herman Schneider	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Emily Ann Hammer	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
James D. Duty	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Melvin D. Green	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration
Michael L. Gambrill	Child Murderer/Murderer	Compliant	Murder with intent to kill or injure
Michael S. Richards	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
Ramon Hernandez	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Attempt, Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Violate sex offender registration
Randall Johnston Schlichter	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Unlawful restraint
Raymond L. Baker	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Richard Scott Tucker	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Richard Stanley	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Robert C. Smith	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Robert J. Quin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Ryan Motley	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Shana S. Cox	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos and Failure to report annually
Shawn W. Roberts	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Stanley L. Wilson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault
Thomas W. Smith	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Tristan R. Wilhelm	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
William N. Jones	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Zachary Everett Justice	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated child pornography