Scott Dutton, Assistant Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov
Scott Dutton, Assistant Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov
Overall, 68 registered sex offenders were living in the county at the time.
The Registry shows that four 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 that six 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 68 registered sex offenders in Jefferson County as of the second quarter of 2024, including their current status and the crime they committed.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Amadeus B. Brooks | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Anthony Antwan Brown | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Anthony Gerald Tennyson | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Anthony Jerome Wright | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Anthony Mereal Lemon | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Benjamin Jason Horne | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bernard Brown | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bobby Anthony Redd | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Carl H. Chadwick | Not Incarcerated | Indecent assault and battery on a child |
| Charles Chapman | Incarcerated | Sexual offense, indecent exposure |
| Corey Bernard Clark | Incarcerated | Peeping tom |
| Danny Jacob Jackson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery/coerce a child by adult |
| Darry Leonard Washington | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dequan Zaiver Taylor | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Devan Miquel Foskey | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Devante Rayerommel Beasley | 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 |
| Glenn Allen Stephenson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse 1st degree |
| Gregory Lee Whitfield Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Harvey Jackson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Henry Darren Yearwood | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Howard Flounory Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Issac Ranreco Thompson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Tony Irby | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| 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 |
| Jontavian Harris | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joshua Mathew Cowart | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| 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 |
| Marco Bernard Danford | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Melvin Brandon Danford | Not Incarcerated | Unknown offense |
| Melvin Rhodes Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Michael Donell Bryant | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| 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 |
| Robert Lee Benefield Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Ronald Renet Costa | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault of a child position of trust |
| Roy Sherrod | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Sanantonio Strowbridge | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| 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 |
| Tommy Kitchens | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Tommy Lee Watson Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Travis Demond Driggers | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Tyrone Lewis Thomas | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Walter Lewis Farmer | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| 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 | Incarcerated | Voyeurism |
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