East Twin Cities

There was one less registered sex offender living in Crow Wing County in August compared to the previous month, according to the Minnesota Public Registrant Search.

There are eight sex offenders registered in Crow Wing County in August, compared to nine the month before.

The Registry shows none of these sex offenders are sexual predators. In Minnesota, convicted predatory offenders also are subject to certain mandatory sentencing laws that are designed to minimize their chances to re-offend.

Minnesota legislation about sex offenders and predators is currently being evaluated and revised, such as if offenders with good behavior can be removed from the Registry.

Frequently updated information about sex offenders in Minnesota can be found online here.

Offender	Crime	Crime description
Jordan Michael Koloski	Criminal sexual conduct in the third degree	Koloski has a history of sexual contact with teenaged female victims. Contact included touch and penetration. Koloski took advantage of one victim's vulnerable state and has used force to gain compliance.
Brandon Keith Churchill	Criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree, criminal sexual conduct in the first degree	Brandon Churchill has a history of sexual contact with known female children and teenagers. Contact included sexual touching and penetration. Force was used to gain compliance in at least one instance.
Tyler Steven Jay	Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, criminal sexual conduct in the second degree	Tyler Jay engaged is separate incidents of sexual contact against known and unknown male children. Contact included sexual touching and penetration. He used his relationship of trust to exploit unmonitored access with the known victims'. He used his position of employment to exploit unmonitored access with the unknown victims'. With all victims, Jay used their confusion and naiveite in his efforts to maintain control.
Christopher Robert Roehl	Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree	Christopher Roehl has a history of sexual contact with known male children. Contact included sexual touching. Roehl gained access to one male while residing at the same residence. Roehl has used his position of authority to gain compliance.
Christopher Eugene Wheeler	Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree, criminal sexual conduct in the third degree	Wheeler has a history of sexual contact with known female children and teens. Contact included penetration. Force and threats have been used to gain compliance. Wheeler also took advantage of one female's vulnerable state to gain compliance.
Lumasakila Izick Patterson	Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree	Lumasakila Patterson engaged in sexual contact with an unknown adult female. Contact included penetration. Patterson gained access by approaching her on the street and forcing her to another location. Physical force was used to gain compliance.
Matthew David Lehrman	Solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct, communication of sexually explicit materials to children	Matthew Lehrman engaged in sexual conduct with an undercover officer posing as a female teenager online. Conduct included solicitating victim to engage in sexual contact.
Thomas Richard Erickson	Criminal sexual conduct in the second degree	Thomas Richard has a history of sexual contact against known, male children and teens. Contact has included sexual touching and penetration. Richard's gained access to the victims through attention and affection. He maintained control through manipulation and confusion.