South Central Reporter

There was one new registered sex offender living in Bond County in the week ending Dec. 8 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed that, in total, 26 sexual offenders were living in Bond County, compared to 25 the week before.

The offender who moved to Bond County at the time is a sexual predator.

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 offender moving into Bond 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
Justin M. Altenberger	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Custodial sexual misconduct
Eddie Giller	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <13
Alex A. Lane	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Non-Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Sex offender registering false info and Sex offender registering/false info
Justin R. Howerton	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Grooming
Philip Gerard Hereford	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Sexual exploitation of a child/sex act
Ronald H. Deshazo	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration
Edwin J. Franklin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18 and Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17
Stephen F. Siebert	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18
Basil Robert Maciolek	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Bryan S. Phillips	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Michael G. Matthews	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Randall W. Gillihan	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse, Child pornography/film/photos and Failure to report a change of address/employment
Bo J. Belcher	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Darrell W. Jiles	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Jeremy D. Palmer	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Kristopher R. Cook	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Sexual exploitation/expose organs/2nd
Paul F. Tebbe	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Richard William Reeves	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
William E Welchlen	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
William K. Hintz	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd, Failure to report annually/2+ and Violate sex offender registration
Jason A. Rangel	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault
Jeffrey S. Hutchison	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault
Mason R. Sandifer	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography victim less than 13
Keith August Dalpozzo	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Terry L. Adcock	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/film/photos
Darrel R. Cordray	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child pornography/reproduce/sell