There were 76 registered sex offenders living in Fannin County as of the week ending June 28, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.
The Registry shows that seven of these sex offenders are sexual predators. 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 10 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. has climbed to approximately 795,000 as of August 2024—an increase of nearly 43,000 individuals (about 6%) since 2019. As of that same month, Georgia’s registry includes around 24,730 individuals.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony David Hunter | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Brian Keith Long | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Brian Patrick Lafayette | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Brittney Michelle Ensley | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Cecil James Brumfield | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Charles Raymond Davis | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Christopher Blake Payne | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Eugene Kupisz | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Christopher Keith Cook | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Lee Setser | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Christopher Lynn Stillwell | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sodomy |
| Cory Charles Collins | Incarcerated | Possession of a photo picture showing sexual performance by a child |
| Daniel Lee Guffey | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Daniel Wayne Jones | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| David Alan Weaver | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Deborah Lynn Lester | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Donald Clifford Lyle | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Dustin Lamar Dyer | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Edward Flandio Ritchie | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Eliot Shawn Libby | Not Incarcerated | Traveling to meet a minor to commit an unlawful sexual offense |
| Elvis Lamar Griffin | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Erik Todd Bennett | Not Incarcerated | Possession of child pornography on computer |
| Felix Wayne Anderson | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious behavior |
| Floyd Franklin Waters | Not Incarcerated | Cruelty to children |
| Gary Allen Pruitt | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| George Walter Brong | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery with a child |
| Grayson Michael Ausband | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual battery |
| Holmer Eugene Moore | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Howard Kevin Walker | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Hoyt Hugh Wright | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Hubert Dale Kirk III | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| James Franklin Ross | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Jeremy Terrence Campbell | Incarcerated | Criminal attempt to commit a felony |
| Jessie Ray Wood | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Jody Lamar Wells | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jody Shane Bradley | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| John Mathew Sosebee | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Joseph Allen Hedden | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Joseph Robert Dukes | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Kenneth James Bradley | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Kenny Edward Nazerian | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Kenny Jason Saye | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Larry Bernard Orourke | Not Incarcerated | Criminal sexual contact of a minor |
| Leslie Paul Hatfield | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Lucas Lee Stiles | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Matthew Lee Hogsed | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Matthew Raymond Gibson | Not Incarcerated | Federal/military sex crime conviction |
| Michael Dewayne Standridge | Incarcerated | Indecent liberty with a minor |
| Michael Luke Ledford | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Natasha Lucille James | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Nathan Lee Madison | Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Paul Lawrence Elliott Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Rape of a child |
| Paul Phillip Collis II | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Ralph Dale Craycraft Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Lewd or lascivious act on a child under 16 |
| Randy Scott Carmack | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Raymond Bud Ledbetter | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Raymond Lewis Schaefer | Not Incarcerated | Sodomy 1st degree |
| Rickie Derell Wrenn | Not Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Robbie Richard Woodruff | Not Incarcerated | Luring a minor for sexual exploitation |
| Robbie Wendell Beaver | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Robert Daniel Allen | Incarcerated | Sexual exploitation of children |
| Robert Thomas Wilson | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault 2nd degree |
| Rodney Curtis Burnett | Not Incarcerated | Rape 3rd degree |
| Ronald Ernest Sweet | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Samuel Joseph Giordano | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Scott Kendrick Miller | Not Incarcerated | Indecent liberty with a minor |
| Scott Ryan Cline | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation 2nd degree attempt |
| Steven Michael Lutz | Incarcerated | Sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age |
| Steven Montgomery Burrell | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Susan Kay Carruth | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Thornta Worn Burk Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Tony Christopher Jay | Not Incarcerated | Sexual assault against person in custody, on probation or parole, patient in a hospital etc |
| Tony Lynn Fair Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Wesley Allen Petty | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William James Daniel Travis | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| William Marion Padgett III | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
