There were 132 registered sex offenders living in Tift County as of the week ending Jan. 17, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, eight 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 21 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 Tift County as of the Week Ending Jan. 17
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Daniel Fletcher | Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious battery, sexual act with a victim 12 to 15 years of age |
| Andrew Frank Spurlock | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Antonyus Vernard Johnson | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Cedric Tobin Johnson | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dartavious Marques Jones | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Demichael Bernard Green | Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| James Oliver Darden Jr. | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jaraad Donte Simmons | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jimmy Willis Simmons | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Juan Carlos Popoca | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kevin Andrew Woods | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Kevin Dewayne Kelley | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ned Webster | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Richard Carl Bryant | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Ricky Dwayne Ring | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Robert Lee Knight Jr. | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Samuel Rhae Smith | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Tavist Marquis Smiley | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Terry Brian Bostick | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Timothy Andrew Porter | Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious battery |
| William Stuart Smith | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Alisha Diane Andrews | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Antonio Demetrius Myers | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bennie Jerome Williams | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Caleb Nathaniel Winser | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Cameron Lee Winser | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Chad David Alspaugh | Not Incarcerated | Sexual misconduct child |
| Charles Edwin Hood | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Christopher Craig Siverly | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher McAuther Rivers | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Spencer Revels | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Christopher William Bristol | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Cody William Siegrist | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Curtis Eady | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Curtis Henry Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Curtis Lamar Jones | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit child molestation |
| David Leroy Calhoun | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual abuse |
| Dennis Coney | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Dennis Damion Marlow | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious molestation of a victim 12 to 15 years of age |
| Derek Alexander Peete Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Desmond Lee Denson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Douglas Charles Carroll | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military conviction |
| Earnest Williams | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Edgar Odell Cole III | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Edward William Miller | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Emory Lee Dorminy | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Eric Bernard Bell | Not Incarcerated | Lewd lascivious battery victim 12 to 15 |
| Eric Jermaine Strozier | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Ernest Lee Ewings | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Fabian Miller | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Gary Lee Jones | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Gerry Lee Smith | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Heather Nicole Haygood | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jacqueres Montious Cooper | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jada Lakeria Burton | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| James Clinton Stevens | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16 |
| James Dewey Montgomery | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Kevin Dennard | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Lewis Barker III | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Neil Ray | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| James Robert McLean | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jared Terrell Hillman | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jarvis Deanthony Howard | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jeffery Parker | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jeremy Dewayne Williams | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jermaine Bellamy | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jerry Ott | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jimmy Wayne Shellhouse | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Thomas Deguire | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Joseph Adrian Reyes | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joseph Daniel Gay | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joseph Daniel Stanley | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Joshua Hendricks | Not Incarcerated | Kidnapping |
| Joshua Steven Lyon | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Juan Carlos Martinez | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Justin Hall | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kevin Dewayne Howard | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kyle Ellis Webb | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault against person in custody, on probation or parole, patient in a hospital etc |
| Lamar Durtanta Cooper | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Larry Junior Brooks | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Leander Terrell Newcomb | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Leon Hall Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious battery – sex with victim 12-15 years old |
| Lewis Clinton Howell | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Marvin Daniel Young | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Marvin Lewis Clark | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual assault of a child |
| Matthew James Davis | Not Incarcerated | Unlawful sexual conduct with a minor |
| Matthew Whitley Peters | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Maurice Tyshaun Hall | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated battery |
| Melvin Carlton Wheeler | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault against person in custody, on probation or parole, patient in a hospital etc |
| Michael Dawes Hall | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Michael Jermaine Nicholson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Jermaine Scott | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Lee Doston | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious battery (2nd degree) |
| Mondell Enere Brooks | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Nicholas Lee Garcia | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Noe Alejandro Melendez | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Norris Wellmaker | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Ralph Martin Burgess | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse – 1st degree |
| Randall Lee Shoulders | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Randy Lamar Watts | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ray Lamar Monk | Not Incarcerated | Obscene communication |
| Reginald Lamar Tabor | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Reginald Maurice Swain | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Richard Bernard Woods | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Richard Grover | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Robert Anthony Jackson | Not Incarcerated | Lewd act on a child under 14 |
| Robert Earl Brown | Not Incarcerated | Sex battery/soliciation of child |
| Robert Lee Green | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Robert McCloud Laster | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Roy Kenneth Womack | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Sabathian Lakey Moate | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Sebastian James Hepburn | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault, criminal sexual conduct with a minor (11-14 years) 2nd degree |
| Seth Allen Carver | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Tavoris Stevens | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Terry Lee Walker | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Thomas David Wilcox | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thomas Magnum Little | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Timmy Gabreal Stephens | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious molestation |
| Timothy McArthur Washington | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Toby Eugene Bivins | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Tommy Bell | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Toney Earl Warren | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Tonya Lynn Young | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Travis Lamar Brown | Not Incarcerated | Rape of a child statutory, sexual assault, indecent assault on a person under age of 13 (2 counts), corrution of minors |
| Velton Ludden | Not Incarcerated | Lewd act with a child, by force |
| Vincent Paul Minter | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Virgil Colin Ransom | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act against a child under 16 |
| Vontrell Legrande Calhoun | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| William David Smith | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| William Richard Castleberry | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Willie J. Lee | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Willie Lee Pocox | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
