There were 139 registered sex offenders living in Murray County as of the week ending Jan. 24, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
Among them, five 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 32 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 Murray County as of the Week Ending Jan. 24
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Lee Sampson | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Connor Damian Durley | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Cuauhtemoc Joshua Guiris | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Dakota Thomas Fields | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| David Ivan Rampley | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| David Joseph Lawson | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| David Lee Millsap | Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious battery on a child 12 years of age |
| Draven Collins | Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Gregory Scott Black | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jackie Randall Whited | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jacob Corey Harrell | Incarcerated | Indecency with a child through sexual contact |
| James Brian White | Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Jeremy Edward Ellis | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Jeremy James Dustin | Incarcerated | Third degree sexual assault |
| Jerry Lee Farner | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| John Wayne Shook | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Johnny Allen Bowman | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jonathan Luis Coronado | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Jordan Todd Pickard | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Justin Alan Stone | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Justin Darrell White | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kelvin Lee Dutton | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Matthew Wade Skelton | Incarcerated | Online solicitation of a minor |
| Norman Bridgeman Baity | Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16 |
| Ronald Lilley | Incarcerated | Sexual abuse 2nd degree |
| Shawn Eugene Parks | Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Terry Levell Brister | Incarcerated | First degree sexual assult of a child |
| Timothy Cash Smith | Incarcerated | Incest |
| Timothy Lamar Newton | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Timothy Thomas Hurley | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| W.L. Keith | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| William Wayne Crowley | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Adam Kendall Chastain | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Alexander Trevon White | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Alfredo Garcia Cervantes | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Andrew Joseph Farmer | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Anthony Richard Little Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Anthony Scott Steinbeck | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy |
| Antonio Estrada Aguilar | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Arley Stillwell | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Bennie Harold Maharrey | Not Incarcerated | Touching of a child lustful purposes |
| Bennie Wayne Smith | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bill Lee Worley | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Billy Dewindle Oliver Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Billy Joe Moss | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Bradford L. Thompson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bradley Dewayne Phillips | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Brandon Lamar Southern | Not Incarcerated | Rape aggavated, sexual assault |
| Chad Daniel Smith | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Charles Austin Cantrell | Not Incarcerated | Attempt to commit an aggravated sexual battery |
| Charles Floyd Dalton | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charles Joseph Breazel | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Chris Fred Cady | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual contact |
| Christopher David Nix | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Earl Drake | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Christopher Paul Bajkowski | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Christopher Scott Dyer | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Clinton Johnny Newport | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Cody Drew Hester | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Corey Tyler Bishop | Not Incarcerated | Child porn promote/distribute |
| Daniel Keith Carroll | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Daniel Wilson Walden Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Allen Fox | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Lamar Matthews Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Lawrence Phillingane | Not Incarcerated | Indecent liberties with child under 15 years of age |
| David Parker | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Derek Alan Culpepper | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Eddie Arvel Edwards | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual conduct |
| Eddie Curt Davis Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated rape and aggravated sexual battery |
| Edward Adkins | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Elizabeth Renea Witt | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Floyd Drew | Not Incarcerated | Traveling to meet a minor to commit an unlawful sexual offense |
| Garrett Logan Paulk | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Gary Dewayne Tate | Not Incarcerated | Sexual offense 3rd degree |
| Gary Eugene Welch | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| George David Greenhaw | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| George Earl Turner | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| George Randall Clark | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Gerardo Sandoval | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Harley David Klepper | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Harold Lamar Green Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| James Franklin Bryson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| James Hoyt Bridges | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Jamie Allen Lowe | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jason Alexander Reynolds | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jeffery Mark Starr | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Jeremiah Derrick Pinson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jeremy Jason Reid | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Jeremy Lynn Shields | Not Incarcerated | Sexual contact with a minor |
| Jerry Archie Lawson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Jerry Dean Lewis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jesse John Davalos | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Joe Donald Boatwright | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| John Edward Brown | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault of a child |
| Johnathan Thomas Patterson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Jorge Serafin Gonzalez | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Joseph Michael Dixon | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Junior Lee Owenby | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kevin Wayne Teem | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy – felony |
| Kyle Ryan Lofty | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Lester Steven Crump | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Louis Dean Brewer Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Marcel Allen Boiteau | Not Incarcerated | Disseminate obscene material to minor und 13 years old |
| Marshall Lee Wilbanks | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Marty Lee Hicks | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy – felony |
| Michael Eugene Williams | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of a minor |
| Michael Jay Sanford | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Michael Wayne Lee | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Nicholas Dewayne McDaniel | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Nicky Ray Bryant | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of a minor |
| Rachelle Louise Terry | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Richard Wayne Hejda | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Robert Daniel Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ronald Lane Parrish | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ronnie Gene Prock | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Roy Lee Boyd | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Russell Dewayne Shoemaker | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Samuel Dale Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual assault |
| Shannon Paul Chambers | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Shirley Jean Blaney | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Stephen A. Casterline | Not Incarcerated | Attempt to commit a rape |
| Stephen Neal Bright | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Stephen Wayne Smith | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Steven Pack | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Terry Joe Vanvelkinburgh | Not Incarcerated | Indecent exposure |
| Thomas Andrew Hales | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Thomas Clarence Henry | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Thomas Clayton Wyatt | Not Incarcerated | Sex battery on minor victim under 12 years old |
| Thomas Daniel Hodges | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Thomas Joel Parrish | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Timothy Mark Ridley | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Tommy Brandon Cantrell | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Tony Lee Plott | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Travis Wade Pickle | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Troy Lamar Pelham | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16 |
| Tylee Reajean Sprayberry | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Tyler T. Stephens | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Wayne Louis Bartley | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Willie Lee Boyd | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
Information in this article was obtained from the Georgia Sex Offender Registry. The source data can be found here.
