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There was one new registered sex offender living in Saline County in the week ending Dec. 29 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The Registry showed that, in total, 32 sexual offenders were living in Saline County, compared to 31 the week before.

The offender who moved to Saline 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 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
Lamarr B. Thurmond	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent and Violate sex offender registration
Harold Richard Ott	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Non-Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse
Lester Birk York	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse
Forrest G. Fowler	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Bailey Ray Burba	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Entice a child to remove clothes
Brian K. McCormick	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Indecent solicitation of a child
Bret A. Unruh	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Non-Compliant	Sexual exploitation of a child/sex act
Robert Lee Patterson	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Sexual exploitation of a child/sex act
Brent Allen Hardin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Patrick Perkins	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Joshua G. List	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Kevin Taylor	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Wendell G. Mitchell	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Adam Lee McKendree	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Christopher Grygiel	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Darrell C. Jackson	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Indecent solicitation of a child
Gary Atkinson Jr.	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Michael T. Lacox	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Robert J. Hamner	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Terry L. Mize	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Paul James Petersen	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Attempt and Violate sex offender registration act
Thomas M. Craig	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Tyron Minor	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011
Willie Mayze	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9, Exploitation of a child less than 13 and Failure to report annually/2+
Brandon M. Lewis	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9
Adam J. Frydenger	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Child abductn/lure a child <16 yrs into vehicle
Dean Arthur Carr	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse
Scot G. Soliday	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Predatory criminal sexual assault
Ramon Berlanga	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Indecent solicitation of a child over the internet
Antonio G. Apato	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
James Veto Mellor	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault
Steven G. Casper	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Sexual exploitation of a child/victim <13