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Number of sex offenders living in Gilmer County grows as of Q2

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Chris Hosey, Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov

Chris Hosey, Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov

There were two more registered sex offenders living in Gilmer County as of the second quarter of 2024 than in the previous quarter, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.

Overall, 116 registered sex offenders were living in the county at the time.

The Registry shows that four 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 15 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 116 registered sex offenders in Gilmer County as of the second quarter of 2024, including their current status and the crime they committed.

Registered Sex Offenders in Gilmer County as of Q2
OffenderStatusCrime
Allen David SchultzNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Andrew Ross Dowd BrownIncarceratedSexual conduct with a minor under 14 years of age
Andy LongwellNot IncarceratedAggravated child molestation
Anthony Francis PalevedaNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Anthony Herald ReedNot IncarceratedAggravated child molestation
Anthony Theo DunaganNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Arthur Ray BrookshireNot IncarceratedAggravated child molestation
Banjamin Blake CornellNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Benjamin Adam EasleyNot IncarceratedStatutory rape
Billy TiptonNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Bobby Christopher Earl JonesNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Bobby Darren StokesNot IncarceratedStatutory rape
Bobby Joe J. TaylorNot IncarceratedAggravated child molestation
Bobby LoweryNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Bradley Scott GravettIncarceratedChild molestation
Brandon Michael KurtzNot IncarceratedSexual assault on a child
Brian ScottNot IncarceratedAggravated child molestation
Bruce Wayne CarpenterIncarceratedChild molestation
Bryan WrightIncarceratedPossession of child pornography on computer
Candace Marie WheelerNot IncarceratedAggravated child molestation
Charles Allen Bass Jr.IncarceratedChild molestation
Charles Anthony RogersNot IncarceratedSexual offense
Charles Lamar ArpNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Charles Randall Sexton IIIncarceratedPossession of child pornography on computer
Charles Ronald ThompsonNot IncarceratedAggravated child molestation
Charles William CretnikIncarceratedChild molestation
Christopher CogdillNot Incarcerated3rd degree sexual assault
Claudia Elizabeth WalkerNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Daniel Michael HuntNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Danny Floyd RiceNot IncarceratedSexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction)
Danny Lee HughesNot IncarceratedChild molestation
David Edward MaurerNot IncarceratedChild molestation
David Lee JonesNot IncarceratedChild molestation
David Todd DavisNot IncarceratedAggravated assault with an intent to rape
Donald Ray BarnhillNot IncarceratedAttempt to commit sexual abuse of a child
Donnie Leon BramlettNot IncarceratedAggravated child molestation
Donny Lee LongNot IncarceratedEnticing a child for indecent purposes
Elvis Lamar GriffinNot IncarceratedStatutory rape
Floyd Dewey Wagoner Jr.Not IncarceratedLewd or lascivious molestation under 12 years of age
Garrett Wayne HickIncarceratedPossession of child pornography on computer
Grady Hoyle QueenNot IncarceratedAggravated sodomy
Gregory Austin WatsonNot IncarceratedSexual battery against a child under 16 years of age
Harley Davidson TuckNot IncarceratedSexual battery against a child under 16 years of age
Harold Richard PritchettNot IncarceratedSexual exploitation of children
Harvey Luther TuggleNot IncarceratedStatutory rape
Jack Bryant BoltonNot IncarceratedPossession of child pornography on computer
James Arden AllenNot IncarceratedChild molestation
James B. McArthurNot IncarceratedAggravated child molestation
James Henry JettNot IncarceratedChild molestation
James Leon Woody Jr.Not IncarceratedSexual battery against a child under 16 years of age
Jamie Earl UnderwoodNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Jason Albert McManusNot IncarceratedAggravated child molestation
Jason John DavisNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Jeremy Terrence CampbellNot IncarceratedCriminal attempt to commit a felony
Jerry L. LedfordNot IncarceratedCriminal attempt to commit a felony
Jerry Lamar PefferNot IncarceratedGross sexual imposition
John Albert BrownNot IncarceratedSexual exploitation of children
John Gerald KlingNot IncarceratedChild molestation
John PutnamNot IncarceratedChild molestation
John William GantonNot IncarceratedLewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14
Johnny Daniel SilversIncarceratedRape
Jonathan Kent DavisNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Joshua Anthony SoutherlandNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Joshua David BoydNot IncarceratedIncest
Joshua Ryan MarshallNot IncarceratedSexual battery (2nd or subsequent conviction)
Kenneth Ray BagwellNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Kevin Douglas SmithNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Kevin Lee CollierNot IncarceratedAttempted sexual abuse (1st degree)
Kirby Grant HollowayNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Lloyd Arvin McArthurNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Lloyd Edward RidingsNot IncarceratedRape
Marc Stephen PattersonNot IncarceratedSexual battery by an adult on a child under 12 years of age
Marcos RamirezNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Marcus Page McPhersonNot IncarceratedRape 2nd degree
Mark Anthony WheelerNot IncarceratedAggravated child molestation
Martin David KjellstromNot IncarceratedSexual exploitation of children
Marvin David MillerNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Matthew Allan AbbottNot IncarceratedAggravated assault with an intent to rape
Michael Keith HerkoNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Michael Lee CrossmanNot IncarceratedSexual exploitation of children
Michael Shane DeanNot IncarceratedStatutory rape
Michael Thomas McDougleNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Michael William ThomasonNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Natasha Eudora CulverIncarceratedChild molestation
Rebecca Michelle GarrettNot IncarceratedSecond degree sexual exploitation of a minor
Richard Lee HicksNot IncarceratedAggravated sodomy
Richard Wayne Biester Jr.Not IncarceratedChild molestation
Robert Eugene LucasNot IncarceratedIndecent liberties with a child
Robin Nycole HoltzclawNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Rodney AbercrombieNot IncarceratedCruelty to children
Roger Allen LaneNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Ronnie BruceNot IncarceratedAggravated sodomy
Roy Newton BurnsNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Samuel Joseph PortNot IncarceratedObscene internet contact - obscene communication
Samuel Kelley BarnardNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Sean Earl PaulNot IncarceratedSexual exploitation of children
Shane Dwight NicholsNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Shane Tyler WilsonNot IncarceratedSexual battery against a child under 16 years of age
Shannon Lee GregoryNot IncarceratedSexual abuse 1st degree
Shawn Wayne KnightIncarceratedStatutory rape
Sidney Wayne PhillipsIncarceratedObscene telephone contact with a child
Steven Craig MeidesNot IncarceratedStatutory rape
Steven Eugene FyrehrtNot IncarceratedLewd or lascivious molestation of a victim 12 less than 15 years of age
Steven Lynn WaldenNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Steven Roscoe BurchNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Thomas Donovan WorkmanNot IncarceratedAggravated child molestation
Waylon Timothy AlbertsonNot IncarceratedStatutory rape
Wayne HicksNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Wendell Ray PhillipsNot IncarceratedRape
William JohnsIncarceratedRape
William Jonathan BinghamNot IncarceratedPossession of child pornography on computer
William Keith MartinIncarceratedAggravated child molestation
William Marcus WeidingerNot IncarceratedFederal/military sex crime conviction
William Melvin WoodNot IncarceratedAggravated child molestation
Wilton Eugene OwensNot IncarceratedChild molestation
Zachary Keith SouthernIncarceratedSexual exploitation of children

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