Brendan F. Kelly Director of the Illinois State Police | Official Website
Brendan F. Kelly Director of the Illinois State Police | Official Website
The Registry showed 13 sexual offenders living in Mercer County, compared to 11 the month before.
Of the two offenders who moved to Mercer County in June, one was a sexual predator.
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.
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron L. Cazy | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Benjamin Head | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 and Fail to rpt change of employment w/in 3 days |
| Brandon J. Cirks | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Derick Branden Stelzner | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Donald Lee Caldwell | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim >60 |
| Eric M. Thirtyacre | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent |
| Gamalier Cruz | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Gary Virgil Melton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Joe Lesley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Larry E. Freligh | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Michael Earl Daniels | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim vic 9-16 |
| Steven L. Howard | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Aggravated unlawful restraint, Criminal sexual abuse/force and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| Trini R. Mireles | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent |
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