The number of sex offenders living in Wayne County stayed at 22 in March compared to the month before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.
Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives.
The offenders moving into Wayne 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 Wayne County as of March
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Lloyd Hatton | Sexually Dangerous Person | Compliant | Sexually dangerous person |
| Brian S. Vaught | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Calvin C. Sachs | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography |
| Charles D. Legg | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 9-16 |
| Danial Edward Bailey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Daniel P. Landreth | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| David S. Shelton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| Dustin C. Creighton | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Grooming and Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet |
| Earl R. McKibben | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Gregory D. Caudle | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Hardy A. Lee III | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| John Lence | Sexually Dangerous Person | Compliant | Sexually dangerous person |
| Joshua S. Perry | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated child pornography |
| Nile E. Williams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Peter J. Daubs | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Phillip E. Bone | Sexually Dangerous Person | Compliant | Rape, Sexually dangerous recovered and Unlawful restraint |
| Robert J. Thomas | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Roger R. Hutchinson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Scott A. Walker | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Scott Alan Conard | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Thomas L. Hatcher | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Violate sex offender registration |
| Warren S. Hallbeck | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
