On 05.19.25 the Wabash County Sheriff's Office had received two complaints of a registered sex offender living in Bellmont, while being registered at another address. Upon a brief investigation it was determined that William S. Franks, 32 of West Salem IL was in fact living at 212 S. Persimmon St. in Bellmont. Franks was taken into custody and transported to the Wabash County Jail. Franks was out on a furlough from White Co. Illinois where he had already pled guilty to another sex crime. Subsequently Franks had a detention hearing in Wabash County Circuit Court and will be held pending trial. Franks was charged with Failure to Register New Address.
