Tag: Rockford
Matthew Kaufman, Child Pornography, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read A monster in plain sight: Matthew Kaufman, 45, of Lena, Illinois, used Snapchat to entice infants and toddlers into creating child porn over a decade-long reign of terror. Kaufman, a registered sex offender since 2008, stored hundreds of videos and images of the abuse on his devices, violating his victims’ trust…
Danny L. Spyker, Sex Crimes, Illinois 2024
⏱ 2 min read A Rockford jury delivered a guilty verdict against Danny L. Spyker, a former Federal Correctional Institute employee who used his power to sexually abuse two male inmates. The abuse went down in March 2024, when Spyker, 42, was working as a cook supervisor at the Thomson prison. U.S. District Judge Sunil…
James Purifoy, Arson, Illinois 2026
⏱ 2 min read James Purifoy, the 51-year-old owner of a Rockford restaurant, intentionally set fire to his establishment on January 22, 2023, and then filed a false insurance claim to collect $305,400. Purifoy, who owned the 15th and Chris restaurant, left the premises before police and fire personnel arrived to put out the fire,…
Amjed Alsadun, Ahmed Alsadun, and Namario L. Haley, Cocaine Trafficking, Illinois 2020
⏱ 2 min read A federal investigation has led to the indictment of four Rockford men for allegedly trafficking cocaine in the Rockford area. Amjed Alsadun, 38, Ahmed Alsadun, 38, Namario L. Haley, 38, and Will A. Evans, 32, were charged with drug conspiracy and distribution after an investigation involving covert surveillance, undercover narcotics purchases,…
