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Week ending March 2: No new registered sex offenders living in Mercer County

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Colonel Thé Tran Deputy Director in the Division of Internal Investigation | Official Website

Colonel Thé Tran Deputy Director in the Division of Internal Investigation | Official Website

The number of sex offenders living in Mercer County remained unchanged at 12 in the week ending March 2 compared to the week before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives. Sexually violent people are no longer listed 10 years after their conviction.

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 March 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
Edward H. McIntyreSexual PredatorNon-CompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
Justin D. JacobsSexual PredatorNon-CompliantAggravated 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

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