There were 76 registered sex offenders living in Lee County as of the week ending Jan. 31, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, four 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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Dale Parker | Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Bradley Guy Cantrell | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Neal Haney | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Gavin Cole Jordan | Incarcerated | Incest |
| George Phillip Hutchinson | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jamie Maurice Smith | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jason Allen Brown | Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Joe Neil Sisk | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| L.C. Phillips | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Michael Anthony Barnhill | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael D. Walker | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Richard Clark Heitman | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| William Ronald Bullock | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Alex Pernell Thornton | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Alexander Lawrence Edwards | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Allen Devon Clarke | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious molestation on a child |
| Alphonzo Dismuke | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Andrew Howard | Not Incarcerated | Forcible sodomy |
| Antonio Lewis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Billy Wayne Hale | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Bobby Darrell Moore | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct 1st degree (child under 13) |
| Brandon Michael Allen-Rey | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Brandon Ray Rand | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Bryan Lee Spell | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Carlton Junior Davis | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Charles Allen Harris | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Charles Anthony Lundy Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charles Edward Walker | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charles Franklin Ledford Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charles Jay McGuire | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Paul Pearson | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Christopher Scott Martin | Not Incarcerated | Electronic solicitation of a minor |
| Clifton Carl Chance | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Curtis Dale I. Sterling | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious battery victim 12 years of age up to 15 years of age |
| Daniel Lyle Smith Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sex battery by juvenile/victim under 12 years old |
| Darrell Eugene Watkins | Not Incarcerated | Kidnapping/sexual offense |
| Delvin Devon King | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dennis Edward Hill | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Deon Dwayne Sapp | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dorothy Gadd | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Eduardo Garcia | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ernest Lee Clyde Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Gary Levester Ruffin | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a minor |
| Gary Paulk Culbreth | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault of a child in the first degree (3 counts) |
| Gordon Keith Green | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Grady Clayton Strickland | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault of a child 2nd degree |
| Jack Bell III | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| James Lee Fallin | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jesse Floyd Pressley Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jessie Jamall Acres | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jimmy Lee Loud Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joel Scott King | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Kenneth Allen Brown | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Kenneth Jerome Tharp | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Lusa Virgilio Cruz | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| McArthur Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Michael Jackson V | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Palmer James Kelliey | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Patrick Joel Ireland | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Patrick M. Watson | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Paul Anthony Cooley | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Randy Montavious Flowers | Not Incarcerated | False imprisonment of a minor |
| Richard Allen Taylor | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Walter Dean | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Robert Wayne Causey | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Rodney Lee Holley | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault |
| Ruthel Jackson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Samuel L. Pawley | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Stephan Richard Lee | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Stephen Patrick Howard | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy – felony |
| Thomas Norman Traxler | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Timothy Bernard Loud | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Timothy Mandale Edge | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Travis Bernard Randall | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Tremayne Markel Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| William Craig Lane | Not Incarcerated | Sexual misconduct with a minor |
