Sex Offender Arrested By Joliet Police

JOLIET, IL — Joliet police have booked 45-year-old Demarkus Bailey into the Will County Jail on charges of failing to register as a convicted sex offender.

Joliet police said Bailey is homeless, while the jail logs show him living in the 0 to 100 block of East Clinton Street.

"Due to a previous conviction for a sex offense, Bailey is required to register at the Joliet Police Department on a weekly basis. Bailey failed to come to the Joliet Police Department to register as a sex offender on August 11, 2022, and he had not registered since," police reports show.

At 7:30 a.m. on Monday, officers located Bailey near the area of McDonough Street and South Chicago Street and placed him into custody without incident.

According to the Illinois State Police sex offender registry, Bailey was 21 and his victim was 17 when he was convicted in Will County of aggravated criminal sexual assault.

Last October, Bailey was the subject of a major Joliet Patch crime story, an event that caused the hazardous materials team to respond to the Joliet police station.

"Detectives investigating this incident identified Bailey as the suspect after surveillance video depicted Bailey spreading the powder throughout the front lobby and elevator area of the Joliet Police Department," Joliet police announced last fall. "Bailey returned to the Joliet Police Department on today’s date, where he was placed into custody without incident."