There were 118 registered sex offenders living in Gilmer County as of the week ending Jan. 24, 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 23 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 Gilmer County as of the Week Ending Jan. 24
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Ross Dowd Brown | Incarcerated | Sexual conduct with a minor under 14 years of age |
| Bradley Scott Gravett | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Brandon Michael Kurtz | Incarcerated | Sexual assault on a child |
| Bruce Lee Daniel | Incarcerated | Peeping tom |
| Bruce Wayne Carpenter | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bryan Wright | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Charles Allen Bass Jr. | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charles Randall Sexton II | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Charles William Cretnik | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Garrett Wayne Hick | Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Johnny Daniel Silvers | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Joshua Anthony Southerland | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kenneth Ray Bagwell | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Lloyd Edward Ridings | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Michael Ray Hood | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Natasha Eudora Culver | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Rodney Abercrombie | Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Shawn Wayne Knight | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Sidney Wayne Phillips | Incarcerated | Obscene telephone contact with a child |
| Steven Craig Meides | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| William Johns | Incarcerated | Rape |
| William Keith Martin | Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Zachary Keith Southern | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Allen David Schultz | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Andy Longwell | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Anthony Francis Paleveda | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Anthony Herald Reed | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Anthony Theo Dunagan | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Arthur Ray Brookshire | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Banjamin Blake Cornell | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Benjamin Adam Easley | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Bobby Christopher Earl Jones | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bobby Darren Stokes | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Bobby Joe J. Taylor | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Bobby Lowery | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Bradford Scott Bateman | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious molestation of a victim 12 to 15 years of age by an offender 18 years of age or older |
| Candace Marie Wheeler | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Chad Douglas Goetz | Not Incarcerated | Poss of child pornography 3rd degree |
| Chad Richard Sitzwohl | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Charles Anthony Rogers | Not Incarcerated | Sexual offense |
| Charles Lamar Arp | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Cogdill | Not Incarcerated | 3rd degree sexual assault |
| Christopher Wade Brown | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault against person in custody, on probation or parole, patient in a hospital etc |
| Claudia Elizabeth Walker | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Clinton Aldridge | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Curtis Lester Hamilton | Not Incarcerated | 2nd degree rape |
| Daniel Michael Hunt | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Danny Floyd Rice | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Danny Lee Hughes | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David James Gravley | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Lee Jones | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Todd Davis | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated assault with an intent to rape |
| Donald Ray Barnhill | Not Incarcerated | Attempt to commit sexual abuse of a child |
| Donnie Leon Bramlett | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Donny Lee Long | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Floyd Dewey Wagoner Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious molestation under 12 years of age |
| Grady David Sanford | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Grady Hoyle Queen | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Gregory Austin Watson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Gregory Harold McClure | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Harold Richard Pritchett | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Harvey Luther Tuggle | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| James B. McArthur | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| James Henry Jett | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Leon Woody Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Jamie Earl Underwood | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jason Albert McManus | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Jason John Davis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jerry Lamar Peffer | Not Incarcerated | Gross sexual imposition |
| John Albert Brown | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| John Gerald Kling | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| John Putnam | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John William Ganton | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 |
| Jonathan Kent Davis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joshua David Boyd | Not Incarcerated | Incest |
| Joshua Ryan Marshall | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction) |
| Kayden Xavier-Lee Lovato | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault 1st degree with mentally or physically incapable |
| Kevin Douglas Smith | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kevin Lee Collier | Not Incarcerated | Attempted sexual abuse (1st degree) |
| Kirby Grant Holloway | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Lloyd Arvin McArthur | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Lucas Lee Stiles | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Marc Stephen Patterson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery by an adult on a child under 12 years of age |
| Marcos Ramirez | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Marcus Page McPherson | Not Incarcerated | Rape 2nd degree |
| Mark Anthony Wheeler | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Martin David Kjellstrom | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Marvin David Miller | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Keith Herko | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael Lee Crossman | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Michael Shane Dean | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Michael Thomas McDougle | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Michael William Thomason | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Nathan Aldelbert McMordie | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Richard Lee Hicks | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Richard Wayne Biester Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Eugene Lucas | Not Incarcerated | Indecent liberties with a child |
| Robert Michael Reagan | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Robin Nycole Holtzclaw | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Roger Allen Lane | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ronnie Bruce | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Roy Newton Burns | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Samuel Joseph Port | Not Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact – obscene communication |
| Samuel Kelley Barnard | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Sean Earl Paul | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Shane Tyler Wilson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Shannon Lee Gregory | Not Incarcerated | Sexual abuse 1st degree |
| Steven Eugene Fyrehrt | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious molestation of a victim 12 less than 15 years of age |
| Steven Lynn Walden | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Steven Roscoe Burch | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Thomas Donovan Workman | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Waylon Timothy Albertson | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Wayne Hicks | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Wendell Ray Phillips | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| William Jonathan Bingham | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| William Marcus Weidinger | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| William Melvin Wood | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Wilton Eugene Owens | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
Information in this article was obtained from the Georgia Sex Offender Registry. The source data can be found here.
