Rock Island Today

There was one new registered sex offender living in Mercer County in February compared to the month before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

The offender who moved to Mercer County in February is a sexual predator.

Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives.

The offender 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
Anthony Edward Wayne	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Derick Branden Stelzner	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
Edward H. McIntyre	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Eric M. Thirtyacre	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent
Gary Virgil Melton	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Jeffrey Robert Walker	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16
Justin D. Jacobs	Sexual Predator	Non-Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Kyile Jason Carter	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9
Melvin P. Klundt	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim >60
Michael Earl Daniels	Non-verified Child Sex Offender	Compliant	Criminal sexual abuse/victim vic 9-16
Richard John Harper-Layman	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
Stanley E. Goard	Sexual Predator	Compliant	Criminal sexual assault