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Will County Gazette

Saturday, February 22, 2025

Hardin County has 2 new registered sex offenders in Q1

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Colonel J.W. Price Deputy Director of the Division of Criminal Investigation | Official Website

Colonel J.W. Price Deputy Director of the Division of Criminal Investigation | Official Website

There were two new registered sex offenders living in Hardin County as of the first quarter of 2024, compared to the previous quarter, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.

Both of the offenders who moved to Hardin County during this period were sexual predators.

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 offenders moving into Hardin 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 Hardin County as of Q1

OffenderTitleStatusCrime
Brandon D. KnuthNon-verified Child Sex OffenderCompliantCriminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011
Christopher Ryan ManagoSexual PredatorNon-CompliantChild pornography victim less than 13
Donald B. WilliamsNon-verified Child Sex OffenderCompliantCriminal sexual abuse/victim cant consent and Felony conviction after 7/1/2011
James CrouchSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim <13
James K. MalcomSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16
James LowrySexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse
Milton GordonSexual PredatorCompliantAggravated criminal sexual abuse