Chris Hosey, Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov
Chris Hosey, Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov
Overall, 26 registered sex offenders were living in the county at the time.
The Registry shows that one of these sex offenders is a sexual predator. 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 four 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 26 registered sex offenders in Baker County as of the first quarter of 2024, including their current status and the crime they committed.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Answab McCray | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy - felony |
| Ashley Marie Witwer | Not Incarcerated | Promoting of prostitution |
| Charles Anthony Bell | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Charles Dewayne Duke | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation 2nd degree |
| Dante Lavell Morris | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Deangelo Maurice Walker | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Dustin Ray Brookey | Not Incarcerated | Statutory sodomy 2nd degree |
| Eugene Chavers | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Isiah Wrheem Hawkins | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jamison Jace Miliner | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jason Oneil West | Not Incarcerated | Possession of a photo or a picture showing sexual performance by a child |
| Jeremy Ventwon Hawkins | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jerome Williams | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jerry Wayne Suggs | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jimmy L. Morris | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Joel Oland Edwards | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Joseph Alonzo Miller | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Justin Russell Carroll | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Keith Eric Blount | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious battery |
| Kristopher Jackson Smith | Not Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| London Eugene Martin | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy - felony |
| Patrick Robshie Faulk | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Demon Hicks | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Robert John Mote | Not Incarcerated | Sexual torture abuse |
| Robert William Klausen | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Tommy Wadsworth Jr. | Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious battery on a minor |
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