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Mercer County houses no new registered sex offenders as of February 2024

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Michael T. Yokley Assistant Deputy Director for the Division of Statewide 9-1-1 | Official Website

Michael T. Yokley Assistant Deputy Director for the Division of Statewide 9-1-1 | Official Website

The number of sex offenders living in Mercer County stayed at 11 in February 2024 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County as of February 2024

OffenderTitleStatusCrime
Aaron L. CazySexual PredatorCompliantPredatory criminal sexual assault
Benjamin HeadSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 and Fail to rpt change of employment w/in 3 days
Brandon J. CirksSexual PredatorCompliantPredatory criminal sexual assault
Derick Branden StelznerSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Donald Lee CaldwellSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim >60
Eric M. ThirtyacreNon-verified Child Sex OffenderCompliantCriminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Gamalier CruzSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9
Gary Virgil MeltonSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Joe LesleySexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Michael Earl DanielsNon-verified Child Sex OffenderCompliantCriminal sexual abuse/victim vic 9-16
Steven L. HowardNon-verified Adult Sex OffenderCompliantAggravated unlawful restraint, Criminal sexual abuse/force and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011

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