Captain Joshua Ward Commander for the Division of the Academy and Training | Official Website
Captain Joshua Ward Commander for the Division of the Academy and Training | Official Website
The Registry showed that, in total, 14 sexual offenders were living in Jersey County, compared to 13 the week before.
The offender who moved to Jersey County at the time is a sexual predator.
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.
The offender moving into Jersey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Allen Updike | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Richard W.J. Schollmeyer | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Non-Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/vic 13-17 |
| Max S. Ridenbark | Non-verified Child Sex Offender | Compliant | Criminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent |
| Matthew G. Lopez | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated child pornography |
| Devon Woods | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 and Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| John L. Harber | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Kevin Edward McBride | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sex abuse/victim 13-16 |
| Gregory G. Kelley | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| Byron Jackson | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Omar Kinard | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 and Violate sex offender registration |
| Teddy Felton Jernigan | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 and Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Tommy M. Gaudreault | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13 |
| Jeffrey M. Hastings | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
| Randy Davis | Sexual Predator | Compliant | Predatory criminal sexual assault |
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