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No new registered sex offenders living in Mercer County in week ending Dec. 29

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Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Likens Assistant Deputy Director for the Division of Criminal Investigations Statewide Investigative Command | Official Website

Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Likens Assistant Deputy Director for the Division of Criminal Investigations Statewide Investigative Command | Official Website

The number of sex offenders living in Mercer County remained unchanged at 14 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.

Registered Sex Offenders in Mercer County as of Week Ending Dec. 29

OffenderTitleStatusCrime
Steven L. HowardNon-verified Adult Sex OffenderNon-CompliantAggravated unlawful restraint, Criminal sexual abuse/force and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011
Eric M. ThirtyacreNon-verified Child Sex OffenderCompliantCriminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Michael Earl DanielsNon-verified Child Sex OffenderCompliantCriminal sexual abuse/victim vic 9-16
Gary Virgil MeltonSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Jeffrey Robert WalkerSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Anthony Edward WayneSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Derick Branden StelznerSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Justin D. JacobsSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Carey Lloyd CrowderSexual PredatorNon-CompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 and Fail to rpt change of employment w/in 3 days
Kyile Jason CarterSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9
Melvin P. KlundtSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim >60
Stanley E. GoardSexual PredatorCompliantCriminal sexual assault
Richard John Harper-LaymanSexual PredatorCompliantCriminal 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. CirksSexual PredatorCompliantPredatory criminal sexual assault

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