The Registry shows eight of these sex offenders are sexual predators. 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 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.
If a sex offender moves to another county in the state of Georgia or another state in the US, they are required to register with the Sheriff in their new county or state of residence.
SafeHome.org, a security think tank, found the number of sex offenders in the US increases by roughly 32,000 a year.
Below is a breakdown of the 135 registered sex offenders in Chattooga County as of the third quarter of 2023, including their current status and the crime they committed.
Registered Sex Offenders in Chattooga County as of Q3
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron James Suzor | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Abraham Martin Lopez | Not Incarcerated | Pimping of a person under 18 years of age |
| Alejandro Lopez | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Andy Lamar Hines | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Anthony Dennis Wade | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Billy John Wade | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bobby Eugene Vanhorn | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Byron Dustin Hines | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Cameron Delteis Lamar Felton | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Cary Martel Ludy | Not Incarcerated | Unlawful sexual conduct with a minor |
| Charles Dc Alley | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Charles Lewis Wooten Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charles Wesley Harris Jr. | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Charlie Monroe Hogue | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charlie William Jackson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Glen Blackmon | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Christopher John Petitt | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Cornelius Cantrell Smith | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Danny Joe Bloodsworth | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery |
| David Greson Keen | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Howard Ragan | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David James Gravley | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Kenneth Daniel | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| David Shane Owensby | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David W. Padgett | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Dennis Oliver Black | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Derrick Eugene Dodson | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Donald Jack Siffles Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Donta Josiah Dupree | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Douglas Timothy Reed | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dusty Duron Baker | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Eddie Murdock | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Eric Eugene Neal | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Eric Thomas Lonergan | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Eugene Thomas Langston | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Francisco Javier Martinez | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Frank Louie Stevenson Jr. | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Franklin Shelley Dixon | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Gary L. Smith | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| George Clements Gilham | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| George Walter Presley | Incarcerated | Rape of a minor |
| Gilbert John Padilla | Incarcerated | Lewd and lascivious acts with a child |
| Gregory Patrick Greene | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Gregory William Koonce II | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Hoyt Murrell Marks | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Ivan Rolnick | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Dylan Hayes | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James Earl Morris | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| James Michael Deaver | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jamey Paul Burrage | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jason Brooks Treadaway | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jason Lee Dobson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jason Leon Thomas | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Jeffery Don Hughes | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jeffrey Paul Brown | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jeffrey Scott Edwards | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jerrontae Morris | Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Jerry W. Blackmon | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jimmy Alton Collins | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jimmy Wesley Parker | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Albert Dozier | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| John Albert Woolard | Not Incarcerated | Send to a minor harmful information |
| John Richard Woodruff | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jonathan Glen Craig | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Jonathan Tyrone Wooten | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Joseph Lee Bradley | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joseph Lee Heath | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Joseph Milton Southern | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joseph Paul Rector | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joseph Randall Scoggins | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Justin David Adams | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Justin Dewayne Rose | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault attempted rape 1st degree |
| Justin Shane Jenkins | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Justin Tyler Adams | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Kendall Eugene Moore | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kenneth Edward Gambrell | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography |
| Kenneth Lee Trammel | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kerry Steve Skinner | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Kevin Thomas Tucker | Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Larry Eugene Williams | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Larry F. Ramey | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Marcus Raphel Hoskins | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Mark Allen Lucas | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery |
| Mark Anthony Roberts | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Mark Anthony Smith | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Matthew Dewayne Mitchell | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Maurice Montez Brown | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Maurice Moore | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Melvin Lester Hinton | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Melvin Lewis Brown | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael David Wade | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Edward Ray | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael J. Phillips | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Lamar Helton | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Sean Caille | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Omar Shiray Lashley | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Pascqual Ramariz London | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Patrick Lamar Snead | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Randy Allen Moorefield | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual assault of a child |
| Ray Howard Blount | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Richard Donovan Smiley | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Richard Wallace Mason | Not Incarcerated | Transportation of minors with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct |
| Rickey Ferrell Ward | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Ricky Leon Jarrett | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy - felony |
| Robbie Edward Dunn | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Robert Anthony Snider | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Rodney Dale Kilgore | Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact - obscene communication |
| Rodney Marvin Hines | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Roger Dale Galloway | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Ronald Eugene Padgett | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Ronald Keith Ellis | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Roy Sanford Price Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Scott Vaughn Kinsey | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Shaun Dean Burleson | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Sidney Hamby | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Sjohn Lee Shelton | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Stanley Eugene Jones | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Steve Arthur Goswick | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Steven Douglas Payne | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Steven Hoyt Benedict | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Steven Ray Carr | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Stewart Conrad Toles II | Not Incarcerated | Child pornography |
| Terry James Mauldin | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Terry Lane Adams | Not Incarcerated | Reckless conduct |
| Terry Monty Pattarozzi | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Timothy Alan Bryan | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Timothy Ladale Boykin | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Timothy Steven Hightower | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Todd Eugene Delee | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Tony Glenn Long | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Walter Redix Collins | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| William Jake Fletcher | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| William Myles Phillips | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William River Emanuel III | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious acts with a child |
| Willie J. Loyd Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
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