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Mercer County has no new registered sex offenders in week ending Feb. 2

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Cindy Barbera-Brelle Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator | Official Website

Cindy Barbera-Brelle Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator | Official Website

The number of sex offenders living in Mercer County remained unchanged at 12 in the week ending Feb. 2 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 Feb. 2

OffenderTitleStatusCrime
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
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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