The number of sex offenders living in DeWitt County remained unchanged at 18 in the week ending March 23 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 DeWitt County as of Week Ending March 23
| Offender | Title | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Dale Clemons | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Child sex offender present in a school zone and Sex relations |
| Vincent Carl Peters | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Indecent solicitation of a child |
| James Allen Bailey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/bodily harm, Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16, Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Failure to report change of address and Sexual exploitation of a child/sex act/2nd |
| James P. Logue | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Lawrence R. Ramey | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Melonie D. Farnsworth | Sexual Predator | Non-Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse, Fail to register a new residence/school/2nd+ and Violate sex offender registration |
| Brandon James Rotholtz | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011 |
| Charles David Lawson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Mark Gordon Steele | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Matthew Wade Sympson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Child sex offender present in a school zone and Violate sex offender registration |
| Tanner J. Reynolds | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16, Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17, Sexual exploitation/expose organs/2nd and Traveling to meet a minor |
| Dustin Robert Underwood | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Child pornography victim less than 13 |
| Jeff W. Bristow | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault, Fail to report weekly/no fixed address/2nd, Failure to report a change of address/employment and Violate sex offender registration |
| Jonathon P. Cano | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/force and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Daniel Thomas Crain | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Criminal sexual assault/victim 13-17 |
| Fred Donald Thrasher | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Joey Wayne Hardwick | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Kelly J. Williams | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Sexual exploitation/expose organs |
