There were 72 registered sex offenders living in Jefferson County as of the week ending April 11, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, six 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Gerald Tennyson | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Anthony Mereal Lemon | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Charles Chapman | Incarcerated | Sexual offense, indecent exposure |
| Corey Bernard Clark | Incarcerated | Peeping tom |
| Sanantonio Strowbridge | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Amadeus B. Brooks | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Andy Leon Ring Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Anthony Antwan Brown | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Anthony Jerome Wright | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Anthony Michael McInnis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bobby Anthony Redd | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Carl H. Chadwick | Not Incarcerated | Indecent assault and battery on a child |
| Chad Ryan Blosser | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Danny Jacob Jackson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery/coerce a child by adult |
| Darry Leonard Washington | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David William Wells | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Dequan Zaiver Taylor | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Erwin George Thompson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse |
| Freddie Lee Thomas | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Frederick Roger Palmer | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery on a minor |
| Fredrick Lorenzo McGruder | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Gregory Lee Whitfield Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Harvey Jackson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Howard Flounory Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Issac Ranreco Thompson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Tony Irby | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jamonte Marico Jackson | Not Incarcerated | Electronic solicitation of a child |
| Jason Daniel Fountain | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jb Gilmore | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jimmy De Lewis Lane | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Frederick Duty | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated criminal sexual abuse |
| John Stephen West | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Johnathan Ray Iler | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jonathan Ruff | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jontavian Harris | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jovonski Lakevis Jenkins | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Keith Bernard Washington | Not Incarcerated | Indecent acts with a minor under 12, carnal knowledge with a minor under 12 |
| Kendrick Douglas Floyd | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Kenneth Gerald Covington | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Kyle Wayne Anderson | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Latravian Durel Howard | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Lee Edward Hodges | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Marco Bernard Danford | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Mark Robert Pistorious | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Melvin Brandon Danford | Not Incarcerated | Unknown offense |
| Melvin Rhodes Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Nicholas Quintavis Gamble | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Otis Gilmore Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Paul Francis Martinez | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual assault of a child |
| Randall Hank Arrington | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Randell Scott Godowns | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Randy Gene Holt Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Richard Benson Ehret | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Ricky Nelson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Robert Lee Benefield Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Rodney Lee Toole | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Roy Sherrod | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Terace Dion Blakely | Not Incarcerated | Rape, sodomy, indecent, assault |
| Terrance Barnard Hickson | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Terry Gabriel Mathis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thomas Dale Meckley | Not Incarcerated | Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse |
| Timothy Lodis Curl | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Tommy Kitchens | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Travis Demond Driggers | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Tyrone Lewis Thomas | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Virgil Leon Rolle | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Walter Lee Beasley | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Warren Kenneth Wilcher | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Scott Larisey | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Willie Lee Leverett | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Zachary Bernard Gibbons | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Zachary Dean Schaeffer | Not Incarcerated | Voyeurism |
