Southern Illinois News

There were two new registered sex offenders living in Union County as of the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to the previous quarter, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed that, in total, 32 sexual offenders were living in Union County, compared to 31 the quarter before. Over these three months, one offender left Union County and two moved into the area.

Both of the offenders who moved to Union County during this period 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 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
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
Cheyenne B. Pitts	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon
Christopher J. Cassidy	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Christopher Lee Peterman	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Daniel D. Willis	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
David W. Etherton	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Emily Ann Hammer	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Garrett Weaver	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
James D. Duty	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Jeremy Nicholaus Tellor	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Criminal sexual assault/force
Jerry Lee Lance	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Kenneth W. Weible	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos and Failure to report annually
Kevin W. Smith	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Lars William Whiteside	Child Murderer/Murderer	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault, Attempt and Murder with intent to kill or injure
Liberty K. Batson	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Michael L. Gambrill	Child Murderer/Murderer	Compliant	Murder with intent to kill or injure
Michael S. Richards	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault
Rachael Marie Phoenix	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Richard Scott Tucker	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Richard Stanley	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Ricky E. Webster	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration
Robert D. Lence	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Child sex offender present in a school zone and Fail to report change of address/employment/2nd
Robert J. Quin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Ronnie Dean Trexler	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
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 D. Bracken	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Zachary Everett Justice	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated child pornography