Rock Island Today

The number of sex offenders living in Mercer County remained unchanged at 11 in the week ending Dec. 29 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

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
Ivan Flores	Non-verified Adult Sex Offender	Non-Compliant	Aggravated unlawful restraint, Criminal sexual abuse/force and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011
Eric M. Thirtyacre	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Michael Earl Daniels	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim vic 9-16
Gary Virgil Melton	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Larry E. Freligh	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Derick Branden Stelzner	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Joe Lesley	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Samuel Norris Clines	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9
Craig A. Rardin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/force, Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Violate sex offender registration
Anthony Steven Quirin	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17, Failure to report a change of address/employment, Failure to report annually/2+ and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011
Brandon J. Cirks	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Predatory criminal sexual assault