Colonel Thé Tran Deputy Director in the Division of Internal Investigation | Official Website
Colonel Thé Tran Deputy Director in the Division of Internal Investigation | Official Website
The Registry showed that, in total, 14 sexual offenders were living in Edwards County, compared to 13 the week before.
The offender who moved to Edwards 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 Edwards 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gage D. Weber | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Grooming |
| Daniel O. Pollard | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated child pornography |
| Garrel E Wiegel | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm |
| Anthony L. Chisolm | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Dereck Wayne Welty | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Joshua Allen Gill | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Steven L. Linder | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Child sex offender present in a school zone and Violate sex offender registration |
| Gary Ray Abert | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Joshua R. Bare | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Failure to register new residence/school and Violate sex offender registration |
| Timothy Wayne Bailey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/victim <9 and Criminal sexual assault/force |
| Michael W. Bailey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography victim less than 13 |
| Randy C. King | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography victim less than 13 and Child pornography/film/photos |
| Zapata L. Caldwell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Mark B. Noble | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17/2nd |
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