SE Illinois News

There were four new registered sex offenders living in Saline County in January 2024 compared to the month before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

Of the four offenders who moved to Saline County in January, three were sexual predators.

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

The offenders moving into Saline 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
Adam J. Frydenger	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child abductn/lure a child <16 yrs into vehicle
Adam Lee McKendree	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Alex A. Smith	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Anthony Thomas Watson	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Sex relations
Antonio G. Apato	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Audra L. Matuszewski	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Bailey Ray Burba	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Entice a child to remove clothes
Brandon M. Lewis	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9
Brent Allen Hardin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Brian K. McCormick	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Indecent solicitation of a child
Calvin Snyder	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Christopher Grygiel	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Dean Arthur Carr	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse
Forrest G. Fowler	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Gale Vernon Heaton	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18
Gary Atkinson Jr.	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Grover Patrick Bennett	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Child sex offender/loitering
Harold Richard Ott	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Non-Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse
Jason A. Voyles	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon
Jeffrey A. Scott	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Kevin Taylor	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Lester Birk York	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse
Michaelangelo Godsey	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent and Violate sex offender registration
Nicky Joe Moore	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Paul Duwayne Kennedy	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Robert E. Goodwin Jr.	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Robert Lee Patterson	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Sexual exploitation of a child/sex act
Terry L. Mize	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Thomas M. Craig	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Timothy B. Clayton	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Attempt and Violate sex offender registration act
Tyron Minor	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011
Vincent E. Czajka	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Wendell G. Mitchell	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Willie Mayze	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9, Exploitation of a child less than 13 and Failure to report annually/2+