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, 69 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 16 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 69 registered sex offenders in Lee County as of the third quarter of 2024, including their current status and the crime they committed.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Antonio Lewis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Arthur Dale Parker | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Benjamin Joseph Goldinger | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Billy Wayne Hale | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Bobby Darrell Moore | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct 1st degree (child under 13) |
| Bradley Guy Cantrell | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bryan Lee Spell | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Carlton Junior Davis | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| 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 | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Christopher Scott Martin | Not Incarcerated | Electronic solicitation of a minor |
| Clifton Carl Chance | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Demond Geunta Bradley | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Dennis Edward Hill | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| 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 | Incarcerated | Sexual assault of a child in the first degree (3 counts) |
| Gavin Cole Jordan | Incarcerated | Incest |
| George Phillip Hutchinson | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Gordon Keith Green | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Grady Clayton Strickland | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault of a child 2nd degree |
| Jack Bell III | Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| James Lee Fallin | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Wayne Germany Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jamie Maurice Smith | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jason Allen Brown | Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Jason Lamont Huddleston | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jesse Floyd Pressley Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jimmy Lee Loud Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joe Neil Sisk | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joel Scott King | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Joey Bernard White | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joey Eugene Cowart | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Karl Kevin Strenth Jr. | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| 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 |
| Mauntarius Isaiah Todd | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| McArthur Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Melvin Williams | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Michael D. Walker | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Jackson V | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Nikita Winn | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Patrick Joel Ireland | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Patrick M. Watson | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Phillip Gammage Jr. | Not Incarcerated | False imprisonment of a minor |
| Richard Allen Taylor | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Richard Clark Heitman | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| 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 |
| Santos Lee Velez | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Stephan Richard Lee | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| 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 |
| William Patrick Thomas | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
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