There were 125 registered sex offenders living in Polk County as of the week ending Jan. 3, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, 12 were considered sexual predators by the Registry. In Georgia, a sexual predator is an individual who is determined by the Sexual Offender Registration Review Board to be at risk of perpetrating any future dangerous sexual offense.
The Registry also shows that 26 of these sex offenders are currently incarcerated.
Sex offenders in Georgia remain on the Sexual Offender Registry for life unless removed by a court order or other legal means. Any individual who fails to register when required “shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than 30 years,” according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Under Georgia law, sex offenders must register with the sheriff in their county of residence, employment, and schooling. They must update their information within 10 days of any change and notify authorities when moving in or out of state.
The number of registered sex offenders in the U.S. reached approximately 795,000 as of August 2024, an increase of nearly 43,000 individuals (about 6%) since 2019. In the same month, Georgia’s registry listed nearly 25,000 individuals.
Registered Sex Offenders in Polk County as of the Week Ending Jan. 3
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Dean Padgett | Incarcerated | Incest |
| Brian Dalton Waits | Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Bruneca Tyrone McClendon | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Charles Edward McBurnett | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Scott Reed | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Cornelius Eugene Burge | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David A. Darden | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| David D. Venable | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Dewayne Ramone Young | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Dimitrius Lashaun Huggins | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Evan Byess Hulsey | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Gary Duane Hand | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jarrell Rashaad Young | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jason Anthony Baines | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Julian Eugene Ford | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Matthew Dalton Stroup | Incarcerated | Sexual assault rape |
| Michael Dutton | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Michael William Watts | Incarcerated | Sexual abuse 1st degree |
| Nicholas Guzman | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Perry Matthew Mathis | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ricky Nelson Gilmer | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Stanley Eugene Brown | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Terrance Lynn Wilcher | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| William Edward Johnson | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| William Keith Bragg | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| William N. Moss | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Alvin Franklin Kent | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Amy Paulette Sanders | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Anthony Ray Marks | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ashya Kalise Green | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Austin Samuel Blume | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Benjamin Roger Smith | Not Incarcerated | Illeagal sexual contact |
| Bobby Chey Hamilton | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bobby Gene Carter | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Bobby Joe Dunn | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bobby Wayne Edwards Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Brandon Henry Short | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Brandon James Sanford | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Brian Eric Anderson | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Bruce Lee Nation Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Bryan Keith Tucker | Not Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact – obscene communication |
| Carlton Uzell Bates | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Cecil Harold Lester | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Charles Cornelius Swindall | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Charles Howard Rogers | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Charles Lorenzo Weems | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charles William Jacobs Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Christopher Glenn Layne | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Christopher Lave Stocks | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Christopher Scott Miller | Not Incarcerated | Residential burglary with a sexual motivation |
| Cody Anthony Pope | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dadriene Keith Hulsey | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Samuel Butler | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dennis Claude Norton | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dennis Renathan Pope Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Devonte Rene Watkins | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Diontay Marquez Brown | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Edward Christopher Bowling | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Edward Hatcher | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Fred L. McCullough | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Gerald David Palatini Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Greg Lewis Mabry | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Harmon Klee Woolridge | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Henry Clay Samples Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Bruce Davenport | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Del McCullough | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault sodomy 1st degree 2 counts |
| James Elder Anderson III | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jason Adam White | Not Incarcerated | Lewd and lascivious act on a victim under 16 |
| Jason Edward Moultrie | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jason Lee Walker | Not Incarcerated | — |
| Jerry Hubert Mize II | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual assault of a child |
| Jesse Dillon Rogers | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jimmy Shane Keane | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Joey Lee Turner | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| John Michael Sims | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Joseph Fitzgerald Jenkins | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Joseph Glen Stapleton | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Keith Allen Hamilton | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Kenny A. Edwards | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kevin Lamar Welchel | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Lance Alan Russett | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Larry Britt Morgan | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Leon Harley Bowling | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Lewis Charles McClarity | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Marion Hensley Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Mark Anthony Childers | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Mark Christopher Williams | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Mark Douglas Wingate | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Mark Townsend | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Mark Wayne Brown | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Martavious Dejar Redwine | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Beard | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Jamar Alexander | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Mark Martinez | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Michael Monroe | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Ray Jarrell | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Nicholas Ray Hindman | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a victim under 16 |
| Owen Timothy James | Not Incarcerated | Sexual offense |
| Paris Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Phillip Michael Wakefield | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Randy Kieth Barnett | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Raymond Gibson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Raymond Lamar Bradley | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ricky Lee Bradford | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Keith Hamilton | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Roger Warren Lane | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Sammy Gordon Lee | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Samuel Fontanez | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Scottie Donnel Wright | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Scottie Wayne Fincher | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Sherry Denise Freeman | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Shuney Dewayne Wooten | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Stephen Charles Corn | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy – felony |
| Stephen Robert Whitmire Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Steve Gale Harris | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Steven Howard Tillery | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Steven Lee Williams | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thomas C. Moore | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Thomas Malcolm Adams | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Timothy Lamar Owens | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Timothy Lee Hatmaker | Not Incarcerated | Indecent acts with a minor |
| Timothy Leon Davis | Not Incarcerated | Kidnapping |
| Veronica Mae Bell | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Walter Bernard Peek | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Wesley Rudolf Duncan | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
Information in this article was obtained from the Georgia Sex Offender Registry. The source data can be found here.
