On Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at approximately 7:23 a.m., Whiteside County Deputies conducted a traffic stop in the 300 block of Washington Street, in Prophetstown, IL. Arrested in the vehicle was the passenger, Zachery M. Rangel (DOB 6/15/1985), of Prophetstown. Rangel was arrested on a Whiteside County warrant for Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child, a Class X Felony. This Warrant was issued following a lengthy investigation by the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office. Rangel is being held at the Whiteside County Jail with a $500,000 bond (10% to apply.)
Deputies were assisted on the traffic stop by Prophetstown Police Department.
This is merely an arrest, and he is presumed innocent until proven guilty.