Southern Illinois News

The number of sex offenders living in Johnson County remained unchanged at 14 in the week ending Jan. 5 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

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
Charles Eugene Tolbert	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Attempt and Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Brent J. Bires	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Trenton O. Turner	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Charles Thomas Johnson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Violate sex offender registration
Billy R. Butler	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Edward L. Whitford	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
John William Davidson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Mathew T. Lundak	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Sexual exploitation/expose organs/2nd
Samuel C. Lozano	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd and Violate sex offender registration
Paul D. Newbold	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9
Tony D. Cullison	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Criminal sexual assault/force
Thomas Nelson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Joseph Henry Rabideau	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
Carlos Zavala A. Zavala	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault