Colonel J.W. Price Deputy Director of the Division of Criminal Investigation | Official Website
Colonel J.W. Price Deputy Director of the Division of Criminal Investigation | Official Website
The Registry showed 31 sexual offenders living in White County, compared to 30 the month before.
The offender who moved to White County in January 2024 is a sexual predator.
Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives.
The offender moving into White 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 White County as of January 2024
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam M Skortz | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Brian Higgenbottom | Sexual Predator | Location Unknown | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Sex offender registering/false info |
| Carl G. Matthews | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Chad M. Carrow | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Violate sex offender registration |
| Christopher I. Brown | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Non-Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Clinton J. Rogers | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Curtis P. Martin | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Emmit F Connely | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Eric D. Vessels | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse |
| Haven A. Kirkpatrick | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18 |
| James E. Kuykendall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jason R. Francis | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Jason Victor Lee Laymance | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos and Permit sexual abuse of a child |
| John D. Smith | 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 |
| Joshua C. Watkins | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Joshua L. Newman | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Josiah S. Stover | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Kenneth S. Busby | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Larry Allen Bomar | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Larry Dean York | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Luther E. Wright | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Matthew E. Jolley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Michael K. Mayberry | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Morris McCall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-18 and Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Ricky A. Starnes | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Roman D. Yates | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent |
| Sami Wodie Issawi | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Criminal sexual abuse force and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Timothy Lowery | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Tony Cain | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Tony L. Hall | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| William S. Franks | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
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