Lieutenant Colonel Zach Pellman Assistant Deputy Director of the Division of Patrol - Strategic Operations Command | Official Website
Lieutenant Colonel Zach Pellman Assistant Deputy Director of the Division of Patrol - Strategic Operations Command | Official Website
Both of the offenders who moved to Christian County in January 2024 were sexual predators.
Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives.
The offenders moving into Christian 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.
Registered Sex Offenders in Christian County as of January 2024
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy J. Hulfachor | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Blake A. Griffin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm |
| Bradley E. Martin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Brandon P. Bracco | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim vic 9-16 |
| Brandon S. Keppler | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent and Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent/2nd |
| Bruce Allen Secord | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Charles R. Carrell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Charles W. Davis | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon |
| Christopher Luis Salazar | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Non-Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Out of state failure to register |
| Contonious Glass | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Darrell K. Blake | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Demetrius Marshall | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault |
| Drew A. Barringer | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Edward H JR Bareiter | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Criminal sexual assault and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Georg J. Goins | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos and Violate sex offender registration |
| Henry Joseph Polach | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Ian Gregory Wilson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/tape/photo |
| Jackie J. Martin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17/2nd |
| James D. Bishop | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| James Lee Krouse | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Child sex offender present in a school zone, Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| Jay P. Kohl | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Jeffery S. Westenhaver | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child |
| Jerry L. Burton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| John L. Hott | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| John Nemec | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Failure to report a change of address/employment, Failure to report annually/2+ and Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd |
| Julian Romero | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Non-Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Justin M. Bright | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Karl D. Kinkade | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Keith E. Budds | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Kevin A. Smith | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Indecent solicitation of a child |
| Kyle N. Pruett | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Linell Chandler | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Criminal sexual assault, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Marcel Caradine | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault |
| Michael W. Pugsley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Nathaniel W. Baker | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography |
| Neil R. Hall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Nicholas A. Lamar | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Attempt |
| Nicholas R. Goacher | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Ryan James Durbin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Shane R. Perry | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Shannon L. Bitter | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Shawn E. Carey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Shawnee M. Odell | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Stephen D. Peel | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Steve Rigney | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm |
| Thomas Orme | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Toby E. Mathias | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Sex offender/reside within 500' of a playgrnd |
| Trent A. Lebon | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent and Fail to report weekly/no fixed address |
| Troy T. Hughes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Tyler L. Neer | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Wade M. Bottoms | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
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