Southern Illinois News

The number of sex offenders living in Alexander County stayed at 13 in December 2024 2024 compared to the month before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

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

The offenders moving into Alexander 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
Bobby Ray Bowman	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9
David Lamar Hopkins	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Dominique L. Comer	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Douglas Wayne Taylor	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Gary W. Wilson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Lavardis Brooks	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Failure to report a change of address/employment and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Leroy Fulford	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 9-16
Marvin Antoine Tucker	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault
Mickey L. Davis	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Ronald Lee Foltz	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/force
Ronald Ray Davis	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Shawndell A. Harris	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Walter D. Vandyke	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16