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Captain Joshua Ward Commander for the Division of the Academy and Training | Official Website
All five of the offenders who moved to Coles County in December 2024 were sexual predators.
Sexual predators and child murderers remain on the registry for the rest of their lives.
The offenders moving into Coles 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.
Registered Sex Offenders in Coles County as of December 2024 2024
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amiel L. Feezel | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Andre Foster | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/handicapped |
| Arturo Bautista | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Beaulyza T. Henderson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Benjamin D. Sullivan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Brock W. Smith | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Calvin J. Lucas | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 9-16 and Attempt |
| Chad Aaron Haslett | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Charlie Crosby | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography |
| Chris Smith | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Colton Douglas Black | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Craig Clavielle | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Cynthia A. Bender | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse |
| Demetrius Deberry | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Dereck A. Todd | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Dexter L. Potts | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Donald W. Gates | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Edwardo Thomas | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Eric L. Keenan | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration |
| Erik S. Pedersen | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child abduction lure a child victim under 17 and Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent |
| Frederick J. Neal | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| George L. Smith | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| George R. Williams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Harold J. Heidlebaugh | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Herbert Lomax | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| James Gray III | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| James R. Lybarger | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd |
| Jason A. Long | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault/weapon |
| Jeremy Higgins | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Failure to report annually/2+ |
| Jeremy J. Inman | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Jesse D. Nicholson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| John Lence | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| John Smith | Non-verified Adult Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent |
| Johnta Jackson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault |
| Jones J.C. | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Joseph Garcia | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Failure to report change of address and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Kelly Yarbrough | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration |
| Kelvin Burnom | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| Kevin Cork | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault and Violate sex offender registration |
| Korey Blackwood | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Larry E. Paden | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Sexual exploitation/expose organs and Sexual exploitation/expose organs/2nd |
| Lashaun Dean | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim vic 9-16 |
| Leonard Robert Fite | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos and Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent |
| Leroy Clarence Piehl | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Logan J. Gray | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Luis Castillo | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Matthew W. Swearingen | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Violate sex offender registration |
| Michael D. Cravens | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse intellectually disabled and Fail to register w/in 3 days of new residence/school |
| Miguel A. Frutosgarcia | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Montee Fondren | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Non-Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force, Fail to register w/in 5 days of new residence/school and Failure to report a change of address/employment |
| Otto C. Brewer | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Randy W. Lowe | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Robert J. Fullerton | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/cant consent |
| Robert Joseph Dailey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography/film/photos |
| Ryan W. Adams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Scot G. Soliday | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Shaune Burns | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Shawn E. Gardner | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Fail to report weekly/no fixed address |
| Stanley Washington | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Steven P. Link | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 and Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd |
| Tadget W. Carlyle | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Tyrone Jell Simmons | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Verdis Calloway | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <9 |
| William Thomas | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13, Indecent solicitation of a child, Violate sex offender regisistration/2nd and Violate sex offender registration |
| Willie R. Hibbler | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Zachary M. Quist | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
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