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 As part of the agreement, Noe Vela pleaded guilty to Unlawful Failure to
Register as a Sex Offender, a class 2 felony, and was sentenced to 6
years in the Illinois Department of Corrections followed by 2 years of
mandatory supervised release.
On July 5, 2018, the Logan County Sheriff’s Department conducted their
annual sex offender registration verification. At that time, Noe Vela
was registered to 612 Market Street, Emden, Illinois. Upon
investigation, it was learned that Noe Vela had been residing on a
temporary basis in Hoopeston without proper registration.
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The offense is a class 3 felony. In this case, however, the offense
was charged as a class 2 felony based upon Noe Vela’s prior
conviction of the same offense in 2013 in Vermillion County.
[Jonathan C. Wright
Logan County State’s Attorney]
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