There were 50 registered sex offenders living in Wilkes County as of the week ending Feb. 21, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, none 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 five 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.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy D. Grant | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Joshua Blue Pruitt | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Kenneth Tyler Sims | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Nathaniel Watts Jr. | Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Robert Marquis Jones | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Albert Norman | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Angela Denise Howell | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Austin Luke Collins | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault against person in custody, on probation or parole, patient in a hospital etc |
| Barry Chapman | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Charles Edward Bell Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Christopher Marcus Norman | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Clayton B. Driggers | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Cody James Myers Wilcox | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Curtis Williams | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| David Eligio | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| David Scott Eubanks | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Derrick Craig Mauldin | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Dominique Ramon Crite | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Edward C. Jackson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Eric Pender | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Frank Jackson Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Garston Lee Townsend | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| George A. Wilburn | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Gregory Maurice Barnes | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Irvin Floyd Mobley | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jacob Allen Soper | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Jamal Evans | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jammie Lee Barksdale | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Jasmine Jamaul Davis | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jason Harris | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jeffery Jerome Perlotte | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy – felony |
| Jeremy Scott Gilmer | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jesus Baylon Ramirez | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Johnny Clarence Hill | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jonathan Lewis Tatum | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Joseph Benjamin Clark Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joshua Scott Kell | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| King Raymone Brown | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Mario Demetrice Willis | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Matthew Christopher Jones | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Michael Anthony Freeman | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Paula A. Hill | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault against person in custody, on probation or parole, patient in a hospital etc |
| Phyllis Nicol Via | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault against person in custody, on probation or parole, patient in a hospital etc |
| Quinnesha Shatara Turner | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Reginald Luke | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Richard Bryant Welch | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Richard Joerinith Davis | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Terrance L. Booker | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Terry J. Campbell | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Wendell Ethan Howell | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
