Southern Illinois News

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

The Registry showed 21 sexual offenders living in Massac County, compared to 18 the month before.

Of the three offenders who moved to Massac County in February, two were sexual predators.

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

The offenders moving into Massac 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
Ben Moore Johnson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	No description
Chad M. Click	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Non-Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Christopher M. Hornback	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
David L. Wilkins	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm
Elmo L. Eldridge	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
James Ishmal Wynn	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Jason Edward Neelley	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18
Jeffrey Scott Reed	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Jonathan R. Brewster	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Kerry D. Rutherford	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography
Lois A. Vancleve	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Matthew Daniel Roach	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force
Michael A. Hazelwood	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Michael Duane Hein	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Paul F. Harrison	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Entice a child to remove clothes
Quentin Otis Lashbrook	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Richard L. Seals	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Sheila Rae McGee	Sexual Predator	Location Unknown	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Terelle J Tapley	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography and Child pornography/film/photos
Walter P. Bauer	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Indecent solicitation of a child
William D. Henson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16