There were 238 registered sex offenders living in Gordon County as of the week ending Jan. 3, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, 23 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 47 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 Gordon County as of the Week Ending Jan. 3
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Lee Witcher | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Barry Eugene Pate | Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Brandon Dakota Bolick | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Calvin Andre Adams | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charles Beretta Hawk | Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Charles Edward Nobles | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Charles Jacob Stephens | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charlie William Wright Jr. | Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Cody Samuel Lowe | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Colt Ryan Jackson | Incarcerated | Incest |
| Craig Henry Kirby | Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Dakota Alexander Roberson | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| David Brandon Kiermaier | Incarcerated | Molestation of a juvenile |
| David Wayne Farmer | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Whitworth Biggs Jr. | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Davon Anthony Motley Sr. | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Dennis Hudson Hallman | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Gabriel Kain Hardman | Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact – obscene communication |
| Gregory James Brock | Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Guy Earl Rose | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Herbert Carl Hale | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Neal Crowder | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jim Dean Wright | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jimmy Lee Hall | Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| John Wesley Long | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joshua Lamar Howard | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Justin Lee Carter | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kenneth Joe Mincey | Incarcerated | Incest |
| Lester Lee Vanzant | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Lee Laughlin | Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Nickkia Wayne Norsworthy | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Palarreus Lamont Richards | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Paul Donahue Freeman | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Randall Ray Carter | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Raymond R. Beckholt | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Richard Eugene Hyde | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Ronald Grady Bohannon | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Shawn Allen Duckett | Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Terry Darlene Henry | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thomas Adrian Chamblee | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Todd Michael Supnick | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Trabarris Montel Johnson | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Tracey Vandale Brown | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Vernie Thomas Leatherwood | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Vincent Scott McCarty | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| William David Hunt | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Gale Stovall | Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Adam Grant Duvall | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Adam Tyler Ware | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Alexander Damian Leonard | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Andrew Christopher Gallman | Not Incarcerated | False imprisonment of a minor |
| Anthony Bernard Russ | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Anthony Monroe Gunter | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bhikhabhai Ambalal Patel | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Billy Edward Garner | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Billy Hamrick | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bobby Lee Long | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Brandon James Whittier | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Brian Christopher Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Brian Jermaine Higginbotham | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Brian Lee Bishop | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Bryan Armando Paiz | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bryan Dewayne Vance | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Bryan Keith Jordan | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Carl Edward Belgon | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Carl Edward Potts Jr. | Not Incarcerated | — |
| Carl Eugene Henry | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Carlton Edward Shope | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Charles Andrew McNeil | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Charles Arthur Hand | Not Incarcerated | Sexual offense |
| Charles Edward Barkley | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charles Edward Helm Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual offense |
| Charles Patterson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Charles Tierce Power | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charles Wilson Hardman Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy – felony |
| Christopher Allan Roebuck | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Arnold Ray | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Christopher Baggett | Not Incarcerated | Trafficking of persons for sexual servitude |
| Christopher Douglas Pursley | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Christopher Nathaniel Horlbeck | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault |
| Christopher Shane Cobb | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Clayton Edward Wheat | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Cleaburn Edward Collins | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Cody Delaney Thompson | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious molestation on a victim |
| Cody Edward Tinsley | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual assault of a child |
| Cory James Kosoris | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dale Robert Mabb | Not Incarcerated | Rape 2nd degree |
| Daniel Lee Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Daniel Lee Millsap | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| David Allan York | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of a minor 3rd degree, possessing sex material |
| David Joseph Crowe | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| David Keith Adams | Not Incarcerated | Rape using force |
| David Lee Bell Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Patrick Leary | Not Incarcerated | Indecent liberties with a child |
| David Thomas Edwards | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Derick Todd Dunn | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Derik Lee Ray | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Dewayne Keith Bennett | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Donald Guy Parris | Not Incarcerated | Attempted rape and attempted incest |
| Donnie Gene Jennings II | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Drake Rowin Cook | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Eric Lynn Traux | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Eugene Fredrick Daughtery | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Gary Cleveland Fuller | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Gavin Owen McBee | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| George Barry Goodwin | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16 |
| Gordon Lewis Callaway | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Grady Michael Cleary | Not Incarcerated | Carnal knowledge of a minor, rape, incest, aggravated sexual battery |
| Harry Kendall Morrison | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Howard Lee Bartlett Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jackie Steven Raymer | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Jackson Cain Butler | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Jacob Anthony Buttram | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit child molestation |
| Jacob Dale Silvers | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jake Lamar Reynolds | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Allen Reaves Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| James Edward Odett | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| James Evell Turley | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| James Franklin Bennett | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Irvin Hinesley III | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| James Jester | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| James Scott Derosier Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault 2nd degree |
| James Shamar Bowden | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Tyrone Anthony | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Jamie Lamar Huska | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jamien Devar Pullum | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault against person in custody, on probation or parole, patient in a hospital etc |
| Jason Edward Jackson | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Jean Paul Fauser | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jerry Joseph Jameson | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Jerry Ray Graham | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jimmy Lee Cox | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Joel Aaron Waidner | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Alton Cox Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Anthony Hensley | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| John Clifford Kirby | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| John Edward Graves | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| John Gregory Jaroszynski | Not Incarcerated | — |
| John Heath Lewis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Mark Lackey | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| John Wesley Duvall | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Johnathan Lee Langley | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jonathan Dwight Sanford | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jonathan Lee Whitener | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jordan Chase Tallent | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Joseph Allen Wiley | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joshua Blake Hall | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joshua Brandon McClure | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Joshua Cannon Bradford | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joshua Douglas Stone | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Joshua Matthew Scott | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Justin Curtis Cook | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Justin Kenley Cooper | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Justin Lee Adcox | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Justise Peter Tunstall | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Kaleb Robert Thompson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Karl William Fitzner | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Keith Allen Foster | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kevin Lamar Smith | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Larry Knowles | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Larry Thomas Patterson | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit child molestation |
| Leonard Dale Scott | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Lester Schuman | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Lewie Mitch Romine | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Mark Anthony Mills | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Mark Dewayne Stanley Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Matthew M. Reeves | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Michael Anthony Leatherwood | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Michael Anthony Mabala | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Michael David Vaught | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Edward Minthorn | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Michael George Davis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael John Romine | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Michael Keith Hannah | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Ralph Davis | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Michael Rodney Holcomb | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Michael Shane Florence | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Najam Qaid Wilcox | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious battery, sexual act with a victim 12 to 15 years of age |
| Nathan Wayne England | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Nathan William Brooks | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual assault of a minor |
| Nicholas Salome Darrah | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Omar Masai Baker | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Oscar Marion Ivey | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Phillip Wayne McCoy | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual assault |
| Randal Juan Ivey | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Randall James Thompson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Randy John Hufstetler | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ray Allen McGee | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Rhonda M. Holland | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Richard Alfred Freeman | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Richard Barry Gilbert | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Richard Derek Baldwin | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Richard Joseph Gonzalez | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Richard Logan Sullivan | Not Incarcerated | Burg with intent to commit sexual assault |
| Ricky Dean Lingerfelt | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ricky Glenn Baldridge | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Riley Eugene Newell | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Robbie Elliott Marshall | Not Incarcerated | — |
| Robert Audrey Turner Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Robert David White | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy – felony |
| Robert Duane Crosby | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Robert Edward Zachry | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Robert Lee White | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Lewis | Not Incarcerated | Rape of a child |
| Ronald Clay Hamilton | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Rusty Mac Holbert | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Sabrina Faye Higgins | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Sammy Roger Harp | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Samuel Lee Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Indecent liberties with a minor |
| Scott Holland | Not Incarcerated | Gross sexual imposition |
| Sean Derick Ledbetter | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Seth Colin Patterson | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Shane Michael Sullivan | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct 3rd degree |
| Simon William Joseph Scheer | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Terrence Tenice Lee | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Terry Vance Farmer | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Thomas Harold Blevins III | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thomas Mitchel Hollingsworth | Not Incarcerated | Lewd assault, sexual battery of a child |
| Thomas Nicholas Hallman Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Timmy Carson Sellers | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Timothy Allen Zibung | Not Incarcerated | Indecency with a child by exposure |
| Timothy Joseph David Lee | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Timothy William Kuykendall Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Tommy Berlin Meeler | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Tommy Joe Harris | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Tommy Ray Thacker | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Tony Thomas Davis | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Tracy Lynette Menefee | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Tracy P. Chastain | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Tyler James Barnes | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Wade Lee Thomas | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Walter Brian Hearn | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape by an authority figure |
| William Arthur Etheridge | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit child molestation |
| William Daniel Yarberry | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| William Harris Cooper | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Keith Wright | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse of a child |
| William Scott Southerland | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Wilton Taylor Schweitzer | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Zachariah Charles Tallent | 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.